WCRI: Little Interstate Variation in Time to First Medical Service

The Workers Compensation Research Institute has published a flash report which examines the time from injury to first medical services among workers’ compensation patients across states and over time. WCRI said this measure is an important aspect of access to medical care for injured employees and is a topic of interest for policymakers and stakeholders. WCRI examined the changes in time to first medical services from 2016 to 2017 and 2021 to 2022, including the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 17 states included in the report are Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, In...