WCRI Conference to Explore How Claims Change With Age

Thursday, October 31, 2019 | 0

The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that its 36th annual Issues & Research Conference in March will feature a session on how injuries, claims and outcomes change with age.

WCRI reports that the age distribution of the workforce is expected to change over the next decade as baby boomers retire and shift the age distribution toward younger workers.

“At our conference, we will help frame the potential impact of this shift on the workers’ compensation system by providing a multi-dimensional picture of how claim characteristics and outcomes vary with age,” said WCRI President and CEO John Ruser.

The session will attempt to answer the following questions:

• How do rates of nonfatal and fatal injuries vary by age? Do the events causing injury differ by age?
• How do medical and indemnity payments per claim vary by age, and are the variations related to the different injuries sustained by workers of different ages?
• How do worker outcomes — such as return to work, access to care, and satisfaction with care — vary by age?

The two-day WCRI conference is March 5-6 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.

A discounted, early bird conference registration rate, as well as a special conference hotel rate, is available for a limited time. More information is here.