Evaluation of the New York State ONECARD Rx Workers' Compensation Benefit
September 2001
New York State Department of Civil Service
In January 1998, the New York Department of Civil Service implemented an integrated workers' compensation/health plan prescription benefit called "ONECARD Rx," which allows New York State employees to pay for WC prescription drug needs. The Lewin Group performed an evaluation of the benefit to measure cost effectiveness, quality of care received under benefit, and the feasibility of transferring the benefit concept to other WC health benefits and other employers. The evaluation found that the benefit can reduce health plan costs, and that workers and employers would likely gain from widespread adoption of the benefit.