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WCRI Publishes Report on Drug Payment Trends

Dermatological agents remained a significant cost driver, in part due to physician dispensing and delivery pharmacies, which accounted for a significant number of high-cost transactions.

Industry Insights

WCRI Publishes 2026 CompScope Benchmarks

Claim costs increased 6% per year from 2022-2025 in the median study state, with state-level variations.

Clinical Insights

WCRI Publishes National Repository on Prescription Drug Regulations

While the report addresses multiple topics, a significant focus was given to the expanding role of pharmacists as a healthcare provider.

Clinical Insights

WCRI Reports on Trends in Joint Replacement Surgery

Using data from 2 million claims across 32 states, the study found that the prevalence of these surgeries increased, driven by shoulder joint replacements.

Industry Insights

WCRI Publishes New Report on Medical Fee Schedule Design

The study compares workers’ comp fee schedules for professional services to Medicare rates within 44 states, accounting for 41% of medical costs.

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Industry Trends

WCRI Publishes Medical Price Index

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

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WCRI Reports on the Impact of Marijuana Laws on Workers’ Comp Benefits

While recreational marijuana laws may be tied to increases in claim frequency, medical payments and prescriptions decreased, including those for opioids.

Industry Trends

WCRI Publishes CompScope Benchmarks

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

Clinical Insights

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.

Clinical Insights

WCRI Reports on the Pandemic’s Impact on Medical Utilization

Despite decreases in injury frequency across all groups, younger workers still saw higher use of emergency departments.

Clinical Developments

WCRI Reports on Changes in the Medical Workforce and the Impact on Claims

Pandemic driven increases to provider vacancies have increased reliance on nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Industry Trends

WCRI Reports on Factors Associated with High-Cost Claims

High-cost claims are defined as the top 5% of medical payments within 36 months of injury.

Industry Trends

WCRI Publishes Behavioral Health Report for New York State

Behavioral health services represented 8% of total medical payments.

Industry Trends

WCRI Reports on Drug Payment Trends

Dermatologicals made up the largest share of drug payments, with NSAIDs coming in second.

Industry Trends

WCRI Publishes 24th Edition of CompScope Benchmarks

A total of 14 different reports examine workers’ comp system performance across 17 states from 2017-2022.

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