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May 2, 2013 |
WCRI Webinar: Understanding Collectively Bargained
Workers' Compensation Systems or "Carve-Outs" Compensation
Cambridge, MA,
May 2, 2013
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Collectively bargained workers’ compensation systems (CBWC)
or "carve-outs" allow employers and unions to create an
alternative for workers' compensation benefit delivery and
dispute resolution under a collective bargaining agreement.
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April 24, 2013 |
Growth in Medical Payments per Claim in Pennsylvania
Slowed In 2010 Due To Prices and Utilization of
Nonhospital Services, Says New Study
Cambridge, MA,
April 24, 2013
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Growth in payments per claim for the medical care of injured
workers under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system
slowed in 2010, largely as a result of slower growth in
payments per claim made to nonhospital providers and
utilization of their services, according to a new study by
the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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April 11, 2013 |
WCRI Webinar: Opioid Problem in Workers' Compensation
Cambridge, MA,
April 11, 2013
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Join the Workers Compensation Research
Institute (WCRI) for an informative, one-hour webinar on
Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 1pm ET (12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am
PT) to discuss the opioid problem in workers’
compensation and some public policies currently being used
to address it.
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April 3, 2013 |
Regulatory Changes In California Are Expected To Affect
Price And Utilization Of Medical Care For Injured
Workers, Study Reports
Cambridge, MA,
April 3, 2013
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The 2012 workers’ compensation
regulatory changes in California are expected to affect both
the prices and utilization of medical care to injured
workers by most types of providers, says a new study by the
Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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March 27, 2013 |
WCRI Says Medical Care Costs For Injured Workers Low In
Michigan; Will Monitor Impact Of Recent Workers’
Compensation Law Change
Cambridge, MA,
March 27, 2013
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The costs of medical care
for injured workers in Michigan is the lowest of any state
in a 16-state study, CompScopeTM Medical
Benchmarks for Michigan, 13th Edition, conducted by the
Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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March 25, 2013 |
WCRI to Present Research on Prescription Drug
Use in State Workers’ Compensation Systems at National Rx
Drug Abuse Summit
Cambridge, MA,
March 25, 2013
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The latest
research on
the devastating impact of prescription drug abuse on injured
workers will be reviewed at the 2013
National Rx Drug Abuse Summit.
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March 20, 2013 |
Medical
Care Costs for Injured Workers Rising in Indiana;
Driven by Higher Prices and Payments to Hospitals, New Study
Says
Cambridge, MA,
March 20, 2013
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The
costs of medical care for injured workers in Indiana have
been growing rapidly at an annual rate of 8 percent, a
faster growth rate than most states in a 16-state study by
the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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March 14, 2013 |
New
WCRI Webinar: Comparing Indiana's Workers'
Compensation System to Other States
Cambridge, MA,
March 14, 2013
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Policymakers
and system stakeholders in Indiana are concerned about
higher and rising medical costs for injured workers.
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March 6, 2013 |
N.C. Workers' Compensation Hospital
Outpatient Payments Stable After 2009 Reforms, But May Be A
One-Time Effect, New Study Says
Cambridge, MA,
March 6, 2013
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Payments
for hospital outpatient services to treat injured workers in
North Carolina stabilized, following reforms passed to
reduce outpatient hospital costs.
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February 20, 2013 |
WCRI Announces Winner Of John Jones Scholar
Award
Cambridge, MA,
February 20, 2013
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute
(WCRI) is proud to announce that Dr. Randall David Lea,
formerly of Baton Rouge, LA, and current resident of
Plainfield, NH, has been named the 2012–13
John Jones Scholar in Workers’ Compensation Research.
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February 14, 2013 |
CompScope™ Identifies Medical Cost Drivers, Trends, And
Impact Of Regulatory Changes In 16 State Workers'
Compensation Systems
Cambridge, MA,
February 14, 2013
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The
cost drivers of medical care in state workers’ compensation
systems, the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on
medical costs, and trends in payments, prices and
utilization of medical care for injured workers are examined
in a new set of studies from the
Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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February 11, 2013 |
WCRI
Releases National Medical Cost Containment Strategy Guide
Cambridge, MA,
February 11, 2013
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As the
cost of medical care for injured workers continues to grow,
so does the burden on policymakers and other stakeholders to
find a solution. To help them better understand what
methods are implemented by different states to help contain
costs, WCRI has released the latest update of its study,
Workers’ Compensation Medical
Cost Containment: A National Inventory, 2013.
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January 28, 2013 |
States
With Charge-Based Fee Regulations Had Higher Hospital Costs
Cambridge, MA,
January 28, 2013
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As states
across the country debate whether to implement or update a
fee schedule,
the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has
released a new study that provides a tool to identify and
better understand the implications of different types of fee
regulations on hospital outpatient costs.
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January 23, 2013 |
Gov. Dean and U.S. Sen. Gregg Join WCRI
Conference
Cambridge, MA,
January 23, 2013
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Former Governor Howard Dean and former U.S.
Senator Judd Gregg will participate in a conversation at the
Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)
Annual Issues & Research
Conference,
February 27–28,
at the Boston Marriott Cambridge.
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December 10, 2012 |
Cost Per Workers’ Compensation Claim Rising
In Indiana As Payments For Medical Care Increase, Says New
WCRI Study
Cambridge, MA,
December 10, 2012
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The average
cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Indiana grew
rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by the high price of
medical care, according to a new study, Benchmarks for
Indiana, CompScope™ 13th Edition, by the Workers
Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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November 12, 2012 |
Medical
Costs per Claim for Injured Workers in Virginia Higher than
Most States and Rising Faster, says New Study
Cambridge, MA,
November 12, 2012
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The cost per
claim for medical care for injured workers in Virginia was
higher than in most states and growing faster, according to
a new study, Benchmarks for Virginia, CompScope™ 13th
Edition, by the Workers Compensation Research Institute
(WCRI).
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November 6, 2012 |
New WCRI Webinar: How Lump-Sum Settlements
Influence Return to Work
Cambridge, MA,
November 6, 2012 –
An ongoing question for many policymakers and
other stakeholders is whether lump-sum settlements in
workers’ compensation cases help or hurt return to work for
injured workers.
Join the Workers Compensation Research
Institute’s (WCRI) Bogdan Savych on Tuesday, Nov. 27,
2012 at 1pm ET (12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am PT) for a
one-hour discussion on this very important issue.
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November 5, 2012 |
Workers' Compensation Costs per Claim
Declined in Texas Following Several Years of Growth, Says
New WCRI Study
Cambridge, MA,
November 5, 2012 –
The
average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Texas
declined recently, following several years of growth,
according to a new study, Monitoring the Impact of
Reforms and Recession in Texas: CompScope™ 13th Edition,
by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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