Senate Democrats made good Friday on their pledge to pick apart the workers’ compensation system at the behest of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, but the measures they approved brought only derision from the GOP. Majority Democrats endorsed one proposal that …
A key Senate policy committee is backing a workers’ compensation reform bill that it says will reduce costs by 7.5 percent without imposing a price-fixing mechanism backed by business groups. “This agreement will bring real savings to New Hampshire businesses, …
California’s most recent workers’ compensation reform began when Senate Bill 863 took effect on January 1, 2013. While the bill increased benefits for workers almost immediately, cost savings mechanisms outlined within the bill have yet to be realized, according to …
The total costs for a workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were low compared with other states according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), Michigan System Performance Prior to the 2011 Legislative Changes: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 14th …
The ongoing effects of workers’ compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are monitored by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) in a new study that focuses on objectives that are being achieved, objectives that are not being met, …
New regulations in Georgia reduced prices paid for physician-dispensed drugs by 22-36 percent and many physicians continued to dispense prescriptions to injured workers, said a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Impact of Reform on …
Workers’ compensation reform is certain to be an issue during the 2013 legislative session in Oklahoma and it is a major concern for the state’s independent insurance agents. The board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, however, is taking …