WCRI Finds HB 373 Delivered Expected Medical Savings

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute on Wednesday said average medical payments per claim fell about 33% from 2014 to 2017, satisfying the main goal of House Bill 373. HB 373, enacted in 2014, tasked a new Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel with creating a fee schedule to cut medical costs by 20% in the first year and by 33% over three years. In addition to finding a drop in average medical payments per claim consistent with the intent of the bill, WCRI said total costs per claim continued to decrease after 2017. Medical payments per claim decreased in 2020 due to uti...