WCRI Study Analyzes Factors Behind High-Cost Comp Claims

High workers’ compensation claims costs — or claims in the top 5% of medical payments within 36 months of injury — represented 28% of total injured employee medical payments between 2015 and 2019, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. “Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring claims with late occurring resource-intensive care to keep treatment on track as planned and prevent unnecessary delays in recovery,” WCRI President and CEO Ramona Tanabe said in a statement. Researchers analyzed more than 720,...