Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/workers-compensation-research-institute-wcri/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:13:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/workers-compensation-research-institute-wcri/ 32 32 Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Costs Rising Across Most States: WCRI /news/national/2025/10/16/843615.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:12:43 +0000 /?p=843615 Does Care by Advanced Practitioners Result in Different Workers Comp Outcomes? /news/national/2025/08/06/834638.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:18:30 +0000 /?p=834638 Report Shows Excessive Heat Pushes Worker Injury Risk Sky High /news/national/2025/07/14/831397.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:01:00 +0000 /?p=831397 Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Cost Grew 3% a Year: WCRI /news/east/2024/10/01/795135.htm Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:46:48 +0000 /?p=795135 During Pandemic, Surgeries Delayed, but Care on Track for Injured Workers: WCRI /news/national/2023/12/05/750831.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:27:54 +0000 /?p=750831 WCRI Report Examines Challenges of Low Back Pain and Comorbid Health Issues /news/national/2023/12/01/750218.htm Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:10:50 +0000 /?p=750218 Medical Costs for Injured Workers in Delaware Fell During Pandemic: WCRI Study /news/east/2023/10/13/744050.htm Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:00:53 +0000 /?p=744050 WCRI: Inflation Not a Big Deal for Workers’ Comp, Yet /news/national/2023/08/04/734014.htm Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:04:16 +0000 /news/national/2023/08/04/734014.htm WCRI: Injured Workers’ Emergency Room Use Varies Widely by State /news/national/2023/03/27/713846.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:58:55 +0000 Study Traces COVID-19 Impact on New York Workers’ Compensation Claims /news/east/2022/10/21/691261.htm Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:48:23 +0000 /?p=691261 Delaware Law Cut Workers’ Compensation Medical Claim Costs by 33%: WCRI /news/east/2022/09/16/685254.htm Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:09:34 +0000 /?p=685254 Chiropractic Care Linked to Lower Injured Workers’ Costs, Faster Return to Work /news/national/2022/05/20/668528.htm Fri, 20 May 2022 06:49:51 +0000 /news/national/2022/05/20/668528.htm Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows /news/national/2021/10/15/637450.htm Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:14:09 +0000 /?p=637450 People Moves: WCRI Adds Negrusa; WTW’s Atkinson, Pokora Move to Marsh; WTW Appoints Drummond, Romano /news/national/2021/08/12/625942.htm Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:29:30 +0000 /?p=625942 Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID /news/national/2021/07/26/624325.htm Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:17:44 +0000 /?p=624325 No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID /news/national/2021/04/26/608807.htm Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:00:30 +0000 /?p=608807 How COVID Effect on Workers’ Compensation Claims Has Varied by State, Industry /news/national/2021/01/14/597532.htm Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:36:28 +0000 /?p=597532 Expansion of Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit /news/national/2020/12/08/593137.htm Tue, 08 Dec 2020 06:00:13 +0000 /?p=593137 As Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids for Injured Workers, What Do They Offer Instead? /news/national/2020/06/04/570660.htm Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:00:20 +0000 /?p=570660 Analysis: How a Recession Affects Return to Work by Injured Workers /news/national/2020/03/20/561590.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:40:46 +0000 /?p=561590 WCRI: Workers’ Comp Medical Payments in Minnesota Stable /news/midwest/2019/11/06/547755.htm Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:47:59 +0000 /?p=547755 States Vary Widely in How They Control Workers’ Comp Medical Costs: WCRI /news/national/2019/10/21/545842.htm Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:00:08 +0000 /?p=545842 States with Fee Schedules Have Lower Medical Costs for Injured Workers, WCRI Finds /news/national/2019/06/04/528335.htm Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:14:48 +0000 /?p=528335 Different Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Worker, Employer, Injury Traits /news/national/2019/01/11/514599.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:59:19 +0000 /?p=514599 WCRI: Texas Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Per Claim Decreased Since 2014 /news/southcentral/2018/12/10/511511.htm Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:15:10 +0000 /?p=511511 Ambulatory Centers’ Surgery Costs Below Hospitals’, Workers’ Comp Research Finds /news/national/2018/11/15/509251.htm Thu, 15 Nov 2018 15:34:53 +0000 /?p=509251 How Workers’ Compensation Outpatient Costs Compare Across States by Fee Regulation /news/national/2018/06/29/493652.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:17:20 +0000 /?p=493652 How Prices for Injured Workers’ Medical Professional Care Compare in 35 States: WCRI /news/national/2018/06/14/492131.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:54:41 +0000 /?p=492131 WCRI: Work Comp Costs per Claim High, Growing in Louisiana /news/southcentral/2018/05/31/490782.htm Thu, 31 May 2018 16:31:53 +0000 /?p=490782 How Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use; Saves Lives, Money /news/national/2018/04/03/485190.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2018 01:08:18 +0000 /?p=485190