WCRI News
WCRI: Michigan WC Costs Per Claim a Major Bargain
Workers' compensation costs per claim in Michigan were lower than that of the typical state, according to a recent study by Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute, with average ...
Hartwig Defends WC Insurers in Rebuttal to ProPublica Exposé
The president of the Insurance Information Institute, Robert Hartwig, is the latest industry participant to offer a rebuttal to a series of critical articles about the workers compensation system. A ...
Public Radio Report Puts Spotlight on Workers Compensation’s ‘Grand Bargain’
Earlier this month, a ProPublica/National Public Radio report putting a spotlight on the workers compensation system caught the attention of experts who were meeting in Boston to share research on ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
WCRI Study Looks at California’s Workers Comp Reforms
When California Senate Bill 863 took effect Jan. 1, 2013, it created several fee schedule changes in the California workers compensation system. The Workers Compensation Research Institute released a ...
Fear of Being Fired Among Predictors of Workers Comp Outcomes: WCRI
Workers compensation researchers have identified anxiety over being fired and other new predictors of worker outcomes that they say can help public officials, payers and health care providers improve ...
Workers Comp Needs to Catch Up With Health Care Changes: Economist Gruber
Workers compensation must align itself with the rest of the changing health care system to avoid increased cost-shifting by workers and medical providers, according to an economist involved in the ...
WCRI Studies Link Fee Schedules to Lower Payments
States that do not have a fee schedule in place are likely to pay more for workers compensation-related medical services, according to two Workers Compensation Research Institute studies that ...