This study can help policymakers and other stakeholders in the Louisiana workers’ compensation system identify current cost drivers and emerging trends in payments, prices, and utilization of medical services among nonhospital and hospital providers. It examines medical payments per claim, prices, and utilization in Louisiana and compares them with 17 other states. The study also examines how these metrics of medical costs and care have changed, mainly from 2013 to 2018, for claims at an average of 12 months of experience. Claims with experience through 2019 for injuries up to and including 2018 were analyzed. In some cases, a longer period was used to supply historical context.

CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Louisiana, 21st Edition. Carol A. Telles. October 2020. WC-20-32.