Workers’ Comp Study: California Reforms Lowered Medical Payments Per Claim April 23, 2015 A study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute indicates some benefits were had from California’s workers’ compensation reform bill. This...
How Group Health Claims-Shifting Affects Workers’ Compensation: WCRI March 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care...
WCRI: Hospital Costs for Injured Workers in N.C. Remained High in 2012 November 7, 2014 Hospital costs per workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina remained higher than most states in 2012 in the wake of...
Workers’ Comp Study Looks at California’s Reforms October 23, 2014 When California Senate Bill 863 took effect Jan. 1, 2013, it created several fee schedule changes in the California workers’...
WCRI Study Examines Trends in N.Y. Workers’ Comp System September 4, 2014 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) in Massachusetts has published a new report that examines the performance of the New...
WCRI: Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Moderating in Pennsylvania November 14, 2013 The costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania are moderating, following years of steady growth in previous years, according to...
WCRI Study of Penn., Md. Finds Vicodin Much Costlier When Dispensed by Doctors September 9, 2013 A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) says the average price paid for physician-dispensed Vicodin — a...
Hospitals Paid More For Surgeries On Injured Workers: Report June 21, 2013 A 16-state study shows that in half of the study states hospital outpatient payments for shoulder surgeries in workers’ compensation...
New York, Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers May 20, 2013 By Young Ha Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read:...
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp May 17, 2013 By Denise Johnson and Don Jergler Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For stories focused on particular...