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Regulatory Tag: Claim Costs

August 1, 2025
NCCI Reports on Medical Inflation Highlights

While overall medical inflation remains low, certain tariffs are still pending, which could impact long-term costs.

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August 1, 2025
California Publishes 2025 State of the System Report

Medical costs went up 8% in 2024, driven by increased utilization, fee schedule inflation, and growth in medical-legal services.

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July 28, 2025
WCRI Reports on Advanced Practitioners and Workers’ Comp Outcomes

Initial treatment from nurse practitioners saw a 2.3% shorter time from injury to the first non-emergency service.

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July 28, 2025
Minnesota Publishes Workers’ Comp System Trends Report

The report covers trends from 2003 to 2023, looking at claim frequency and costs, vocational rehab, dispute resolutions, and more.

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July 28, 2025
California Increases Advisory Pure Premium Rate

An 8.7% increase will take effect on September 1, 2025, slightly below the WCIRB’s suggested 11.2% increase.

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July 21, 2025
Texas DWC Quarterly Insurance Carrier Meeting Highlights

The meeting covered 2024 healthcare costs and utilization, along with incoming regulatory changes.

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July 14, 2025
WCRI Publishes Report on Post-Inflation Trends in Medical Payments

From 2021 to 2024, medical payments per claim increased by about 5% per year in most states, rebounding from earlier pandemic-related declines.

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June 9, 2025
Texas Publishes 2024 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report

Pharmacy service costs fell 40% - or $28 million dollars – from 2018 through 2023.

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June 9, 2025
CWCI Publishes Report on Long-COVID

Long COVID cases made up 4.7% of COVID claims, totaling 6,000 claims, yet medical payments for long COVID claims was $105 million.

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May 22, 2025
WCRI Publishes Medical Price Index

The study compares prices paid for medical services across 36 states from 2008 to 2024, representing 88% of workers’ comp benefits in the U.S.

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May 2, 2025
WCRI Publishes CompScope Benchmarks Report

A total of 14 reports capture workers’ comp data from 2018-2023 for 18 states, with information on medical payments and other metrics.

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April 7, 2025
WCRI Publishes Study on Degenerative and Comorbid Conditions

Approximately 38.8% of claims had one or more comorbidities, based on an analysis of 930,000 claims with at least 7 days lost time across 32 states.

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March 10, 2025
Florida Publishes Annual Workers’ Comp Report

While pharmacy payments are dropping, physician dispensing remains high.

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February 7, 2025
NCCI Publishes Mega Claims Report

Mega claims – with losses over $2 million – represent less than 0.1% of claims, but over 2% of total loss dollars.

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February 7, 2025
NCCI Releases Medical Inflation Report

The report the rising cost of physician services, the largest category of medical spending in workers’ comp.

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