Quarterly Newsletter: April 1 - June 30, 2021

Latest Research WCRI FlashReport — Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2017Q1 to 2020Q1 WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers’ Compensation, 13th Edition (MPI-WC) Hospital Outpatient Payment Index: Interstate Variations and Policy Analysis, 10th Edition CompScope™ Benchmarks, 21st Edition (15 individual reports) WCRI FlashReport — Payments to Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Georgia: Role of Recent Fee Schedule Changes Browse more studies

WCRI In The News Below is a sample of the press coverage our research received over the last three months. Payments to injured workers in Wisconsin have been stagnant for four years because of a political fight - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel No Delays Found in Medical Care for Workers’ Compensation Claimants During COVID - Insurance Journal Hike in Florida workers' comp costs linked to medical, legal fees, study finds - Florida Record Have work comp payers given up on physician dispensing? - Managed Care Matters Economic Impact of COVID-19 - LexisNexis Lumbar Spinal Surgery Results in Disturbing Levels of Readmissions According to This Leading Workers' Comp Thinktank - Risk & Insurance Magazine Read More

Member Spotlight: Joan Vincenz, United Airlines Recently, we had the pleasure of talking to one of our board members ─ Joan Vincenz, managing director for operations risk at United Airlines ─ about how she came to know WCRI. At United, Joan has enterprise-wide responsibilities for emergency response, business continuity planning, workers’ compensation, and on-site clinics that serve United’s 85,000 employees.  Read More

Recorded Webinars Over the past three months, we held three webinars. All are free for members to watch and available to nonmembers for free or a nominal fee. Recorded Webinar: Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2017Q1 to 2020Q1 Recorded Webinar: Reoperation & Readmission Rates for Workers’ Compensation Patients Undergoing Lumbar Surgery Recorded Webinar: Early Predictors of Longer-Term Opioid Dispensing

Educating Diverse Groups Over the last three months, we were invited to share our research findings with a diverse group of policymakers and other stakeholders at large conferences and smaller briefings. Below is a sample. Briefings: California Professional Firefighters New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board New York State Workers' Compensation Board Oregon State Accident Insurance Fund Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Advisory Council Conferences/Meetings: 2021 National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Spring Meeting Annual Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) and the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, Inc. (DCRB) conference Michigan State University's National Workers’ Compensation Conference

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