Workers' Compensation Research Institute Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/workers-compensation-research-institute/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:54:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Workers' Compensation Research Institute Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/workers-compensation-research-institute/ 32 32 Study Shows California Heat Standard Reduced Work Injuries on Hot Days /news/west/2025/10/02/841143.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:42 +0000 /?p=841143 California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study /news/west/2024/10/21/797811.htm Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:34 +0000 /?p=797811 Fewer Injured Workers Receiving Opioids Under Workers’ Compensation But States Vary /news/national/2019/08/02/534677.htm Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:07:48 +0000 /?p=534677 Increasing Physician Prices Doesn’t Produce Better Results for Injured Workers /news/national/2019/05/29/527656.htm Wed, 29 May 2019 05:00:28 +0000 /?p=527656 As Health Plan Deductibles Rise, Expect More Workers’ Compensation Claims /news/national/2019/02/20/518207.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:22:47 +0000 /?p=518207 Workers’ Comp Claim Cost Changed Little in Indiana Since Reform Law Took Effect /news/midwest/2018/05/24/490251.htm Thu, 24 May 2018 14:54:10 +0000 /?p=490251 WCRI Study: Illinois’ Cost per Workers’ Comp Claim Grew 1-3 Percent Annually /news/midwest/2018/05/22/490055.htm Tue, 22 May 2018 17:48:10 +0000 /?p=490055 Study: Comp Reform Led to Drop in Medical Payments Per Claim in California /news/west/2017/05/16/451239.htm Tue, 16 May 2017 14:39:14 +0000 /?p=451239 Study Shows Growth in Virginia’s Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim /news/east/2016/12/28/436694.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:04:49 +0000 /?p=436694 Insurance Commissioner: Overdose Death Rate High in Louisiana /news/southcentral/2016/09/29/427886.htm Thu, 29 Sep 2016 23:33:32 +0000 /?p=427886 California Workers’ Comp Reforms May Have Decreased Medical Payments /news/west/2016/05/19/409212.htm Thu, 19 May 2016 15:00:14 +0000 /?p=409212 WCRI Report Examines Trends in New York Workers’ Comp System /news/east/2016/02/26/400013.htm Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:51:36 +0000 /?p=400013 Reforms May Have Caused Drop in Medical Payments in California, Study Shows /news/west/2015/12/10/391471.htm Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:54:34 +0000 /?p=391471 WCRI: New Jersey’s Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Stable /news/east/2015/11/17/389221.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:48:46 +0000 /?p=389221 Virginia Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest of Study States /news/east/2015/11/04/387279.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:47:00 +0000 /?p=387279 Another Report Shows California Workers’ Comp Reforms Working /news/west/2015/10/09/384478.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:43:00 +0000 /?p=384478 Workers’ Comp Study: California Reforms Lowered Medical Payments Per Claim /news/west/2015/04/23/365503.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:44:54 +0000 /?p=365503 Louisiana Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Stable but High in 2012 /news/southcentral/2014/11/18/347383.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:31:54 +0000 /?p=347383 WCRI: Hospital Costs for Injured Workers in N.C. Remained High in 2012 /news/southeast/2014/11/07/346260.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:56:13 +0000 /?p=346260 Workers’ Comp Study Looks at California’s Reforms /news/west/2014/10/23/344564.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:20:17 +0000 /?p=344564 WCRI Study Examines Trends in N.Y. Workers’ Comp System /news/east/2014/09/04/339621.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:58:47 +0000 /?p=339621 California Injured Workers Medical Costs Moderated Before Reforms /news/west/2014/05/12/328833.htm Mon, 12 May 2014 16:20:26 +0000 /?p=328833 WCRI: Workers’ Compensation Costs Per Claim Moderating in Pennsylvania /news/east/2013/11/14/311270.htm Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:06:44 +0000 /?p=311270 Study Tracks Latest Changes in N.Y. Workers’ Comp System After 2007 Reforms /news/east/2013/10/28/309482.htm Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:47:04 +0000 /?p=309482 WCRI Study of Penn., Md. Finds Vicodin Much Costlier When Dispensed by Doctors /news/east/2013/09/09/304579.htm Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:56:08 +0000 /?p=304579 Hospitals Paid More For Surgeries On Injured Workers: Report /news/national/2013/06/21/296352.htm Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:14:35 +0000 /?p=296352 New York, Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers /news/east/2013/05/20/292538.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:12 +0000 /?p=292538 Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp /news/national/2013/05/17/292528.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:30 +0000 /?p=292528 Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Slowed in 2010: WCRI /news/east/2013/04/25/289772.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:59:12 +0000 /?p=289772 Study: California Law to Impact Medical Care For Injured Workers /news/west/2013/04/03/287024.htm Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:48:37 +0000 /?p=287024