TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The premiums Florida's employers pay to insure workers for on-the-job injuries are going up by 8.9 percent on Jan. 1.

State Insurance Commission Kevin McCarty approved the workers' compensation rate increase Monday.

At the same time, though, he urged lawmakers to cap what doctors can charge for dispensing repackaged drugs to workers' compensation patients.

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