Risk & Insurance: Prescription drug costs in workers’ compensation systems have entered a new upward cycle, erasing much of the progress made during a prolonged period of cost reduction. At the median of 31 study states, quarterly prescription payments per medical claim rose 24% between the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2025 — climbing from $51 to $63 — after falling from $67 in early 2018, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute report.

Read their full report here.  The new WCRI report is Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments, 6th Edition—A WCRI FlashReport.  Visit its page on our website for more information, including details on how to get a copy!