Where Our Work Was Used and Shared

Quarterly Newsletter: April 1 - June 30, 2022

Research Used

Below is a sample of where our research was used over the last three months.

Illinois: Findings from several WCRI studies (CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Illinois, 21st Edition and Designing Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules, 2019) were used in a motion to raise evaluation and management code reimbursement by 15 percent for all physicians that treat injured workers in Illinois. The motion was approved on 4/25 by the members of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's Medical Fee Advisory Committee.
Louisiana: The Louisiana Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee considered Senate Bill 310, which would provide a cost-of-living adjustment for any injury producing the temporary, total or permanent total disability of an employee. In response to the legislation, we received information requests from two members of our WCRI Louisiana Advisory Committee for any research we had on indemnity benefits in the Louisiana workers’ compensation system. We provided the two members, along with all the other members of the advisory committee, with an eight page document addressing their request using findings from WCRI's CompScope™ Benchmarks, 22nd Edition and Workers’ Compensation Laws as of January 1, 2022.

Studies Published

Below is a sample of the studies we published over the last three months.

WCRI In The News

Below is a sample of the press coverage our research received over the last three months.

Setting fee schedules a balance for states: WCRI ─ Business Insurance
WCRI: Use of Dermatologicals Continues to Increase as Opioids Decline ─ WorkCompCentral (subscription required)
Why These Novel Physical Therapy Strategies Are Getting Attention from Workers’ Comp ─ Risk & Insurance
Study Links Chiropractic Care to Lower Costs, Faster Return to Work ─ Claims Journal
Inflation Rooted in Supply Chain Issues, Exacerbated by Policy, Wages and War, Says Hartwig ─ The Standard
Another Long-COVID View ─ Florida Worker's Comp Adjudication
Inflation Nation ─ Actuarial Review

Recorded Webinars

We hosted two webinars over the past three months.

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:

Florida Division of Administrative Hearings
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
New Mexico Workers Compensation Administration
New York State Workers' Compensation Board
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California

Conferences/Meetings:

2022 American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals (AMCOMP) Annual Meeting
2022 Express Scripts Outcomes Conference
2022 International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Forum
2022 North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers' Annual Conference
2022 Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) Annual Convention

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