Waltham, MA, Sept. 24, 2024 — The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its 2025 Annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference, scheduled for March 6-7, 2025, at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. “Our two-day conference concentrates on our original research on timely issues impacting state workers'… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, July 10, 2024 ― The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will host a 30-minute webinar on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET on its study, Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments, 5th Edition. Dr. Vennela Thumula will discuss the study's key findings and take audience questions. “This study provides an overview of the trends… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, May 21, 2024—The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will host a 30-minute webinar on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss findings from the Institute’s new study on how excessive heat affects workplace injuries. “This is a highly relevant topic, especially as U.S. officials prepare for another summer of extreme heat. The study’s insights can help… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, April 4, 2024—The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will hold an hour-long webinar on the impact of vertical integration on prices, medical utilization, and outcomes, based on published WCRI reports. The date of the webinar is Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 2pm ET. “Medical markets are increasingly concentrated, meaning patients are more likely to be treated by… Read More >>

Cambridge, MA, Jan. 18, 2024―Today, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that a session on “Psychological Risk Factors and Functional Recovery” will be held at its 2024 WCRI Issues & Research Conference, March 5-6 in Boston, MA. WCRI Policy Analyst Vennela Thumula will present the Institute’s latest research on the topic. “This session provides insights… Read More >>

Our latest WCRI Member Spotlight features Neil DeBlock, Vice President and Head of Workers' Compensation at Zurich North America, a proud WCRI member since 1990. In his interview, Neil highlights the critical importance of WCRI's data and studies—especially in areas such as opioid use and state benchmarking—in helping Zurich make informed and impactful policy decisions that… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, October 31, 2024 – A recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that the delivery of medical care to workers injured in Minnesota may be starting to increase after pandemic-related disruptions. Factors suggesting this trend include increasing medical payments per claim and a stable or modest rise in the utilization of most services. “The main… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, October 24, 2024 – A recent study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that medical payments per claim for the treatment of workers injured in Indiana were higher than typical for all claims with experience through March 2023. This was driven mostly by high prices paid for professional (nonhospital) services and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, October 17, 2024—A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10 percent below the median state of the 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023. “California’s ranking among states on medical payments per all paid claims reflects offsetting… Read More >>

Waltham, MA, October 10, 2024 ― A new set of studies from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that utilization of medical services by workers with injuries declined in the majority of the 17 study states. The studies address two aspects of utilization: the percentage of claims receiving a particular medical service, and the number of services provided. “We continue to… Read More >>