Louise Esola: "Workers compensation medical costs per claim rose 5% to 14% in recent years in most of 18 states examined by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.  For studies of 18 states, WCRI examined medical payments, prices and utilization overall, by provider, and by type of service, showing how these metrics have changed over time."

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You can find information on WCRI's new edition of CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks, including how to get a copy and links to the individual state reports, on our website.