The call focuses on annual experience and workers’ comp deductible plans for the period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
The call focuses on annual experience and workers’ comp deductible plans for the period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
Headline inflation rose 3% year over year in September, still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target but well below 2022 levels.
According to the NCCI, remote work makes up 20–30% of the U.S. workforce, up from 4–7% pre-pandemic.
The assessment will be based on five key metrics of medical data reported to the DWC from January 1st to June 30th of 2026.
The audits will assess compliance with workers’ comp laws, focusing on timely and accurate payments and proper issuance of medical evaluation notices.
Using data representing 60% of workers’ comp benefits nationwide, these reports examine trends in payments, prices, and utilization.
Positivity rates for fentanyl in random drug checks were 707% higher when compared to pre-employment drug tests.
The webinar covered topics ranging from claims costs to drug payments, heat-related injuries, and more.
Random audits will review timely and accurate benefit delivery, medical reimbursement, and the reporting of electronic data to the DWC.
The presence of psychosocial risks causes functional scores to decrease 33% for workers’ comp patients with shoulder injuries.
Only 42.8% of injured workers on FRPs had a chronic pain diagnosis, even though clinical guidelines recommend FRPs only for these cases.
Job growth slowed to 22,000 in August, with declines in construction and manufacturing.
Participants who reported ongoing long COVID symptoms were more than three times more likely to report work productivity loss than those without persistent symptoms.
Reviewing 194,000 claims, the report found that claims with degenerative comorbid conditions are 58% more likely to become a high-cost claim.
While overall medical inflation remains low, certain tariffs are still pending, which could impact long-term costs.
