NCCI Finds Medical Costs Smaller Part of WC Pie than Most States

Medical costs in the North Carolina workers' compensation system have risen slower than in the nation as a whole and remain a smaller percentage of total system costs than in most other state systems, according to a report posted online by the state Industrial Commission this week. The Medical Data Report by the National Council on Compensation Insurance says that medical costs accounted for only 49% of total workers' comp expenses in 2013, compared to 59% for the country as a whole. The medical share of costs in North Carolina grew from 46% in 2004, while nationwide medical grew...