By Greg JonesWestern Bureau ChiefMedical costs in California were stabilizing in the years before Senate Bill 863 was signed into law, but the average medical-legal expense of $3,200 per claim with three years of development was the highest in 16 states analyzed in a Workers Compensation Research Institute study released Monday.Expenses for services such as medical-legal evaluations and reports, independent medical evaluations, depositions and medical expert fees increased by between 7% and 11% annually from 2006 through 2012, depending on claim maturity. That growth rate exceeded the average ...
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