Firing Fear Among New Predictors of Workers’ Comp Outcomes: WCRI June 19, 2014 Workers’ compensation researchers have identified anxiety over being fired and other new predictors of worker outcomes that they say can...
Medical Payments per Claim for Injured Workers in Louisiana Rising April 22, 2014 Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Louisiana were higher and growing faster than in most...
Injured Worker Cost Per Claim Rises in Texas March 25, 2014 Payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers in Texas grew nearly 8 percent in 2011, largely the...
Workers’ Comp Needs to Catch Up with Healthcare Changes: Economist Gruber March 12, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation must align itself with the rest of the changing healthcare system to avoid increased cost-shifting by workers and...
Clingman to Join Workers’ Comp Research Group in Oklahoma December 20, 2013 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Michael Clingman will be joining WCRI in January as a regional director....
Costs per Workers’ Comp Claims in Michigan Low Prior to 2011 Reforms December 9, 2013 The total costs for a workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were low compared with other states according to a recent...
Costs per Claim of Medical Care for Injured Workers in Indiana High, Rising November 25, 2013 The costs per claim of medical care to treat injured workers in Indiana were higher than most states and growing...
Florida Outpatient Costs for Injured Workers Rising Rapidly: WCRI November 11, 2013 The average cost per claim of outpatient hospital care for injured workers in the Florida workers’ compensation system continued to...
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Medical Care Costs Declining: WCRI October 28, 2013 The costs of medical care to treat injured workers in Illinois are declining, the result of regulatory change enacted in...
WCRI Welcomes Former CEO of Arkansas Workers’ Comp Commission August 12, 2013 Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that the former CEO of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, Alan McClain, would be...