It’s the body tasked with recommending which drug treatments are covered for tens of thousands of injured workers across the province. The board’s Drug Advisory Committee ensures that the WSIB’s drug benefit program is “done in accordance to best practices,” according to board documents. But injured worker advocates say they want to know why getting seemingly basic information is so hard. But critics say many injured workers struggle to get even non-narcotic prescriptions covered by the board and want to know why the list of drugs eligible for WSIB subsidy is a secret. They just say, ‘Oh we’re not covering that,’” said Hilary Balmer, a former registered nurse who now works as a paralegal helping injured workers make compensation claims at the board.

Source: thestar August 29, 2016 09:56 UTC