WorkCompWire: Waltham, MA – A new study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently found that after years of stable payments, medical costs per claim for injured workers in California rose 5% as of 2024.

“Payments per claim to both nonhospital and hospital providers increased in 2023, which was a shift compared with prior years,” said Sebastian Negrusa, WCRI vice president of research. “If you are a policymaker or stakeholder in the California workers’ compensation system, this study provides critical perspectives on how the system is performing compared with other states.”

CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for California, 2025 Edition examines payments, prices, and utilization of workers’ compensation medical care from 2018 to 2023, with non-COVID-19 claims evaluated as of 2024.

You can find more information about CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for California, including instructions on how to download a copy, elsewhere on our website.  For information on all of the new CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks studies, click here.