Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Nine Large States

Overall Characterization of States on the "Key Value" Proposition for Workers' Compensation

	Value Proposition	Medical Costs per Claim with More than Seven Days Lost Time	Utilization of Medical Care	Recovery of Health and Functioning	Return to Work	Access to Care	Satisfaction with Care
WI	Better Value	Lower	Lower	Middle	Better	Better	Better
MA	Better Value	Lower	Lower	Better	Middle	Middle/Better	Better
CT	Better Value	Lower	Lower	Middle	Middle/Better	Middle	Middle
PA	Better Value	Lower	Middle	Better	Middle/Better	Middle	Middle
NC	Moderate Value	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle/Worse	Worse
TN*	Worse Value	Middle	Middle	Middle	Worse	Worse	Worse
FL*	Worse Value	Middle	Higher	Middle	Middle/Worse	Worse	Worse
CA*	Worse Value	Higher	Higher	Middle	Middle/Worse	Middle/Worse	Middle
TX*	Worse Value	Higher	Higher	Worse	Worse	Middle/Worse	Middle
Notes: The differences between states that are characterized as “better” or “worse” are notable. The differences at the margin between states labeled as “middle" and those labeled as “better” or “worse” are sometimes small. Where small, the characterizations are inherently subjective and reasonable readers could disagree at the margin.
* Pre-reform. Future reports will provide post-reform outcomes for these states.
Source: Table 6.2 Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Nine Large States.