Workers Compensation Research Institute

• Study: Workers’ Comp. Fee Schedules Control Medical-Cost Increases

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 2, 2012

  Workers’ compensation medical-cost increases can be better controlled when states have fee schedules in place, suggests a report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

• After Reforms, Florida Workers' Comp Rates Continue to Rise

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 17, 2012

  A report on Florida’s workers' compensation program says costs rose over a five year period after reforms in 2003 drove those costs down by 20 percent.

• Louisiana WC Costs-Per-Claim Jump 11%, WCRI Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 23, 2011

  Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Louisiana shows the fastest growth in a 16-state study, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

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  The Dollars and Sense of Workers’ Compensation

  By Bob O’Halloran  |  September 29, 2011

  Return-to-work programs are always a centerpiece of discussions on workers’ compensation costs. Lately, a proposal by NCCI to change the primary loss cap is also garnering significant attention.

• Drug Costs Continue to Rise in Florida’s Work Comp System

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 3, 2011

  Increases in the cost and frequency of physician-dispensed medications continue to negatively impact the Florida workers’ compensation system.

• Tennessee Reforms Have Stabilized Workers’ Comp Market

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 7, 2011

  Reforms enacted seven years ago in Tennessee have helped to stabilize total costs per claim, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

• OSHA Ineffective In Preventing Worker Injuries, WCRI Study Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 13, 2010

  Since the 1970 enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, workplace injuries are sharply down, but compliance remains spotty and easily preventable deaths continue, according to a report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

• OSHA Ineffective In Preventing Worker Injuries WCRI, Study Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 2, 2010

  Since the 1970 enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, workplace injuries are sharply down, but compliance remains spotty and easily-preventable deaths continue, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute report.

• States Must Look To Reduce Unnecessary Workers' Comp Costs

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 7, 2010

  As states exit the recession with a focus on saving money in the new economy, workers' compensation systems will have to strip out as many unnecessary costs as possible to be successful, a workers' compensation expert said.

• Workers' Compensation: Passing Through the Eye of Change

  By Denise Garth, Michael Desrochers  |  April 28, 2010

  Just like being in the eye of a storm, the workers' compensation industry is in the eye of change which has accelerated due to the financial crisis, the "Great Recession" and continued increasing costs.