WCRI: Reforms Cutting Medical Costs in 16-State Study

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefA series of reforms in Illinois and Texas triggered significant reductions in medical costs, although the costs of an average workers' compensation claim in Illinois remained the highest in the nation, the Workers Compensation Research Institute reported Thursday.The Cambridge, Mass.-based research group released the overall results of the 14th Edition of its CompScope Benchmarks Study of 16 states. The states studied included Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Car...