Air ambulances play a critical role in workers’ compensation by providing rapid emergency transport for workers with severe or life-threatening injuries. This on-demand webinar highlights findings from WCRI’s 32-state study, Use and Cost of Air Ambulance Transport Services in Workers’ Compensation—A WCRI FlashReport, which examines costs, access to services, and differences in use across rural and non-rural areas.
The study addresses:
- How frequently air ambulance services are used in workers’ compensation claims and how use differs between rural and non‑rural areas.
- Differences in air ambulance use and payment levels across states.
- Changes in payments for air ambulance services over time and how trends in payment growth vary by state.
The analysis is based on workers’ compensation claims from 32 states covering injuries through 2024. The states include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Click here to watch the on-demand webinar, which runs a little over 8 minutes.
