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WCRI research shows uptick in comp costs as workers lose Medicaid
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (301+ words) BOSTON " Loss of Medicaid coverage was associated with a 2% to 3% increase in medical payments per workers compensation claim, with lower-wage and male workers and workers in construction, manufacturing and leisure most affected, according to preliminary research released Tuesday. Sebastian Negrusa,…...
Access to care continues to plague comp industry: panel
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (504+ words) BOSTON " A long-running pressure point in workers compensation, access to care is becoming more difficult as provider shortages, hospital closures and broader health system disruptions ripple into occupational medicine, panelists said Tuesday at the Workers Compensation Research Institute's Issues & Research…...
State pain management costs vary as opioids fall, topicals rise: NCCI
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (231+ words) Pain management accounted for 30% of workers compensation medical costs in 2023, according to a new research brief released Wednesday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that revealed a "wide" variation in pain management costs across states. The report found that…...
Nevada approves 21.6% increase in comp loss costs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (277+ words) The Nevada Division of Insurance has approved a 21.6% increase in workers compensation loss costs, effective March 1, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The change reflects Nevada-specific cost pressures rather than a broader market shift, the NCCI said in…...
Single-payer proposal returns in California
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (139+ words) A California lawmaker is gearing up for a third run at creating a single-payer health care system that once again would defer to an advisory board the question of how to handle medical treatment for workplace injuries. Assemblymember Ash Kalra,…...
Calif. budget proposal, bill aim at struggling comp fund
3+ week, 5+ day ago (237+ words) California Gov.Gavin Newsom's proposed 2026-27 budget and a bill sent to committee Monday both take aim at mounting pressures on the state's workers compensation system, focusing on rapid growth and rising costs in theSubsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. Together, the…...
Bill would expand comp evaluators to include clinical social workers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (107+ words) Bill would expand comp evaluators to include clinical social workers'businessinsurance.com Bill would expand comp evaluators to include clinical social workers Maryland senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to broaden the pool of professionals who can assess permanent impairments in workers…...
No comp for undocumented workers risks perils: Legal experts
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (884+ words) Bills in two states would restrict or restructure workers compensation benefits based on immigration status, reopening long-running debates over the scope of the workers comp "grand bargain" and raising new legal and coverage questions for employers and insurers. Florida and…...
Surplus lines premium volume rose 7.8% in 2025
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (135+ words) The 15 states with surplus lines insurance stamping offices processed policies with $90.32 billion in premium volume last year, a 7.8% increase over 2024. The stamping office states, which include the most populated states, are those with state-designated entities to process nonadmitted insurance policies....
‘Fast-emerging’ large claims majority of severe comp losses: NCCI
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (370+ words) Fast-emerging" large workers compensation claims, or those reaching $1 million or an applicable threshold in incurred losses within roughly two years of injury, now make up a majority of all large claims, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Fast-emerging'claims…...