Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Costs Rising Across Most States: WCRI October 16, 2025 Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A...
Medical Costs for Injured Workers in Delaware Fell During Pandemic: WCRI Study October 13, 2023 Changes in the availability of medical services during the pandemic was one of the drivers of Delaware workers’ compensation claims...
NCCI Calls for Average 15% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Compensation Rates August 29, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports The National Council on Compensation Insurance has proposed an average 15.1% decrease in rates for Florida, starting Jan. 1, the...
SC Workers’ Comp Commission Holds Hearing on New Medical Provider Fees January 31, 2023 The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission will hold a hearing Feb. 13 on the proposed, 2023 medical service provider manual,...
Delaware Law Cut Workers’ Compensation Medical Claim Costs by 33%: WCRI September 16, 2022 A Delaware workers’ compensation law passed in 2014 has succeeded in lowering workers’ compensation medical claim costs, new research shows....
Aon Projects Health Costs for Large Companies to Rise 5% in 2022 October 14, 2021 Costs for large U.S. employers that pay for their employees’ medical care will increase on average five percent to more...
Texas Workers’ Comp Networks Have Lower Medical Costs Than Non-Networks September 30, 2020 Texas workers’ compensation claims handled through health care networks have lower medical costs than those managed outside networks, a state...
Surprise Medical Bill Moving in Congress Could Help Insurers As Well as Patients December 16, 2019 By John Tozzi and Emma Court Congress is closing in on a deal that could shield patients from surprise medical bills, eliminating a source of frustration...
Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine January 11, 2019 By Lindsey Tanner Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing,...
Big Pharma Resuming U.S. Price Hikes in January After Pause: Reuters Report December 21, 2018 By Michael Erman and Robin Respaut Novartis AG and Bayer AG are among nearly 30 drugmakers that have taken steps to raise the U.S. prices of...