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Investigation: Dept. of Labor Overspent $321M

By Adam Andrzejewski

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Investigation by Adam Andrzejewski originally published by RealClearInvestigations.com and RealClearWire.com

The Department of Labor spent $321.3 million more than it needed to from 2015 through 2020 on prescription drugs for its Federal Employees’ Compensation Program (FECA), according to a DOL Inspector General report.

The Department of Labor manages the FECA program, which administers workers compensation benefits to 2.6 million federal workers when they get hurt on the job. Part of that includes paying for prescription drugs.

Independent auditors found that the FECA program didn’t pay the best price for drugs, therefor not effectively managing pharmaceutical spending, leading to $321.3 million in excess spending on drugs.

The DOL didn’t use a pharmacy benefit manager, which negotiates prices to get a better deal on expensive drugs for healthcare systems, the report found.

Even worse, the program provided the wrong drugs to individuals, which in some cases could have had lethal consequences.

This included 1,330 prescriptions for a fast-acting fentanyl drug, despite having a policy that restricted its use. The report also found the program, “spent hundreds of millions of dollars on drugs that may not have been necessary or appropriate for FECA claimants.”

Overall, auditors found the program managers, “lacked sufficient clinical expertise and guidelines to ensure appropriate pharmaceutical decisions, which could negatively impact claimants’ health, recovery, and return to work.”

The incompetent administration of the FECA program has put the health of federal workers at risk, and wastes millions of dollars that could have been spent on healthcare to help workers recover and get back on the job quickly and safely.
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This article was originally published by RealClearInvestigations and made available via RealClearWire.

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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