Lump sum settlements in workers’ compensation claims encourage injured workers to return to work, according to a new study by...
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Hospital charges for the treatment of injured workers in North Carolina are growing quickly in the wake of regulatory changes...
Orthopedic surgeons who own one of the growing number of ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) are doing a lot more surgery...
Broad metrics of worker’ compensation costs show that Virginia is a lower cost state, largely due to a lower frequency...
Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Florida, which dropped in the year following system reforms in 2003, showed signs of...

States without fee schedules have higher hospital outpatient costs for common surgeries compared to states with fee schedules, according to...
A new report from Workers Compensation Research Institute says some injured workers may face even greater challenges in returning to...

The state-based workers’ compensation system has evolved and survived for 100 years but it could face tough challenges in the...
Injured workers’ groups, trial lawyers and others are sending a clear message to North Carolina lawmakers — leave the state’s...
A non-profit workers’ compensation research organization that maintains its work is independent of the industry and objective has found itself...