Study Shows California Heat Standard Reduced Work Injuries on Hot Days October 2, 2025 California’s worker heat standards led to fewer work-related injuries on hot days, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research...
California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study October 21, 2024 Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for...
Fewer Injured Workers Receiving Opioids Under Workers’ Compensation But States Vary August 2, 2019 Fewer injured workers are receiving opioids to treat pain than in previous years, as medical providers are turning more to...
Increasing Physician Prices Doesn’t Produce Better Results for Injured Workers May 29, 2019 By Jim Sams When the price of physician services increases relative to group health rates, injured workers report fewer problems getting the care...
As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims February 20, 2019 Are employees injured at work more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group...
Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana Since Reform Law Took Effect May 24, 2018 The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana was stable in the years since the state enacted workers’...
WCRI Study: Illinois’ Cost per Workers’ Comp Claim Grew 1-3 Percent Annually May 22, 2018 The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois grew annually between 1 to 3 percent since 2012, according...
Study: Comp Reform Led to Drop in Medical Payments Per Claim in California May 16, 2017 California’s total costs per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time have remained stable after the...
Study Shows Growth in Virginia’s Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim December 28, 2016 Virginia’s medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time increased 26 percent for claims...
Insurance Commissioner: Overdose Death Rate High in Louisiana September 29, 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Louisiana’s drug overdose death rate exceeds the national average, the Louisiana Department...