Thank You for Attending WCRI’s 2026 Conference

Thank you to our speakers and attendees for helping make the 2026 WCRI Issues & Research Conference a great success. Record attendance made this year’s discussions even richer, and we are grateful to everyone who joined us.

Our two days of timely research, candid discussion, and practical information provided engaging conversation and time to connect with old friends and new contacts.

Presentation slides remain available through the conference app. Please complete the conference survey. For each response, WCRI will donate $3 to Kids’ Chance.

If you were unable to attend, below are articles and blog posts covering many of the conference sessions. You can also view photos from the conference here.

Please save the date for next year’s conference: March 11–12, 2027, at The Westin Boston Seaport District.

Bob Wilson, Bob’s Cluttered Desk

• WCRI – Health Coverage in Flux: Harvard Economist Warns Workers’ Comp Industry to Brace for Fallout from Federal Policy Shifts

• Work Requirements, Claim Shifting, and the GLP-1 Reckoning: Sommers Fields Questions at WCRI

• WCRI – When Hospitals Close, Workers Drive Farther — But the Cost Story Isn’t What You’d Expect

Louise Esola, Business Insurance

• WCRI research shows uptick in comp costs as workers lose Medicaid
• Access to care continues to plague comp industry: panel

Joe Paduda, Managed Care Matters

• What happens when workers lose health insurance?
• How Medicaid and ACA cuts will affect work comp
• Lessons from great work comp programs 
• What Happens to Work Comp Claims When Hospitals Close?

Frank Ferrari, WorkersCompensation.com

• Do Work Requirements for Medicaid Work? WCRI Keynote Questions Conventional Wisdom 
• Access to Care Challenges? WCRI Panel Shares Tips
• What Should Employers do to Help Workers Beat Challenges? WCRI Panel Weighs In
• What’s the Current State of Workers’ Comp? Small, but Mighty: Hartwig

Ben Roberts, Comp Watch

• Is Work Comp's Great Run Ending? 
• Provider Access: WCRI Conference Observations

Michael Stack, Workers’ Comp Roundup

• WCRI Notes and Takeaways: Access to Care Issues and Potential Solutions

• WCRI Notes and Takeaways: Top Employers Are Rethinking Workers’ Comp

• One Key Takeaway and Application Point from WCRI 2026

• WCRI Notes and Takeaways: AI, Risk, and the Expanding Complexity of Workers’ Comp

If you have any questions or feedback on the conference that you would like to share, you can use the form at the bottom of this page.

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