With the COVID-19 virus causing economic disruption, the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute would like to share the findings from a...
Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) News
Minnesota workers’ compensation medical payments per claim remained stable from 2012 to 2017, according to a recent study by the...
Workers’ compensation medical costs vary widely among the states both in terms of price and how often services are used....
Medical treatment for injured workers costs more and prices are growing faster in states that don’t have fee schedules, concludes...
Injured workers in mining and construction, those in rural counties or those who suffer fractures, carpal tunnel and neurologic spine...
Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Texas decreased from 2014 to 2016 for claims with more than seven days...
There is new evidence that ambulatory surgery centers are less expensive for certain surgeries than hospitals. Payments for similar knee...
Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a...
Prices paid for medical professional services vary significantly across states, ranging from 26 percent below the median in Florida to...
Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Louisiana were the highest in a recent study of 18 states conducted by...