HealtheSystems: The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new study that examines how workers’ comp claim frequency and medical spending may be impacted by reductions in Medicaid.

The Congressional Budget Office projected that H.R. 1 will result in approximately 11 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034, prompting healthcare stakeholders across the board to consider what ripple effects that will cause – including workers’ comp.

The study examines how the 2023–2024 Medicaid unwinding – when states resumed regular eligibility reviews and disenrollments following the expiration of pandemic-era rules – affected workers’ comp systems.

Read the full article here. The new WCRI study is Effect of Losing Medicaid on Workers’ Compensation Benefits.  Visit its page on our website for more information, including on how you can download a copy!