WCRI: Average Medical Payment Stable Since 2015

Average medical payments per claim with more than seven days of lost time have been stable in California since 2015, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. Medical payments in California were 11% lower than the 18-state median for 2017 claims evaluated as of 2020. “One area where California really stands out in this study is prescription drugs,” said Ramona Tanabe, executive vice president and counsel of WCRI. “Since 2013, California prescription payments per claim with prescriptions have decreased very rapidly, more than any of the other s...