1. SUBROGATION AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Richard Gerber, Member
Matt Leffler, Member

2. OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Up 400% Since 1999
42,249 People Died From Overdosing on Opioids
11.5 Million Misused Prescription Opioids
2.1 Million People Misused Prescription Opioids For The First Time
$504,000,000,000 In Economic Costs
All statistics provided by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

3. OPIOID EPIDEMIC & WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Workers’ Compensation Industry Spends Approximately $3 Billion a Year on Pain Medication.
Of the $3 Billion a Year; $2 Billion a Year are Spent Specifically on Opioid Prescriptions.
Prior to 2016 When C.D.C. Guidelines Recommended Doctors Avoid Issuing Opioid Prescriptions for Longer than 3 Days; 99% of Doctors Were Prescribing Opioids for Longer Than 3 Days.
A 2012 Hopkins-Accident Research Fund Study Found that Employees Prescribed Even One Opioid Had Average Total Claim Costs 4 to 8 Times Great Than Employees with Similar Claims Who Did Not Take Opioids.
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries Found that 42% of Employees with Back Injuries Received an Opioid Prescription. After 1 Year, 16% of Those Employees Were Still Taking Opioids.
All Non-Cited Statistics from Effective Cost Based Management, Jeffrey Forbes, August 31, 2017

4. OPIOID EPIDEMIC & WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Opioid Addiction/Abuse Leads to Higher…….
Opioid Prescriptions for Workers
Addiction Treatment
Additional TTD
Additional Time Off Work
Additional Medical Care Related to Addiction
Death Benefits & Burial Costs Associated With Overdose and Related Medical Conditions

5. EVANS & DIXON AND SUBROGATION
Nationwide Subrogation Practice.
Multi-District Litigation in the Northern District of Ohio Including Cities, Counties, States & Third Party Payers.
Defendants are Drug Manufacturers and Distributors Who Fraudulently Pushed and Marketed Opioids Without Full Disclosure.
We are Putting Together a Team of Insurers to Join the Litigation to Recover on Behalf of Workers Compensation Carriers.
Time is of the Essence!