WCRI Finds Ill. Claims Costs Highest Among 15 States Studied

Workers’ compensation medical costs per claim in Illinois were among the highest of 15 study states one year after implementation of its first medical fee schedule that took effect in 2006, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.However, the study by the Cambridge, Mass.-based WCRI also found that as a result of the new fee schedule, growth in medical costs per claim slowed to 5% percent in 2007 and in 2008 after double-digit growth rates before 2005.The WCRI study, "Monitoring the Impact of the 2005 Reforms in Illinois: CompScope Benchmarks, 10th Edition," a...