WCRI Releases 2026 Annual Report

The Workers Compensation Research Institute released its 2026 Annual Report, highlighting research published last year and how it informed policy discussions throughout the country. WCRI published 44 studies in 2025 documenting rising medical payments, fewer injuries following California’s heat protections, comparable or faster outcomes when advanced practitioners provided initial care, and higher claim frequency after recreational marijuana legalization, WCRI President and CEO Ramona Tanabe wrote in her opening letter.  WCRI research also included its CompScope Benchmark repo...