Special Reports

	CHRONIC PAIN EXPLAINED: How to manage chronic pain in the workers' comp system		01/25/2023
	Pain is a global healthcare crisis. It causes increased mortality, lost quality of life, significant patient suffering, increases substantial medical and absence expenses, and contributes to lost employer productivity. In workers' compensation, a small percentage of claims account for a disproportionate amount of system expense, and claims administration time and effort, and from that pool, a considerable number of these “catastrophic” 1 claims involve injured workers who are diagnosed with a “chronic pain” syndrome. Download the Report!

	Texas Nonsubscriber Option: Providing Better Disability Benefits?		04/11/2017
	This sponsored Special Report, brought to you by PartnerSource demonstrates how improving benefit adequacy for injured workers is being achieved every day in Texas and is available to other forward-thinking states. Download the Report!

	The Hidden Gem of Workers' Comp		09/07/2016
	This WorkCompCentral Special Report looks closely at a vital but poorly understood link in caring for injured workers: how claims payers partner with occupational medicine clinics. The Report draws from extensive interviews with claims payers, employers, occupational medicine physicians, and clinic administrators. In addition, we conducted an online survey of 41 carefully selected seasoned workers' compensation experts ("What the Pros Say"). Any claims payer can implement all recommendations in this report in any state and for any employer. WorkCompCentral shares this Report as part of our commitment to the national workers' compensation community. Download the Report!

	The Uncompensated Worker: California Case Study		07/11/2016
	In the latest issue of our special report series titled, "The Uncompensated Worker," author Peter Rousmaniere takes a look at two injured workers, two different income levels and one big (bad) surprise for both! In many respects, Jose, an undocumented farmworker from Mexico, and Mike, a physical therapist at a mid-size home healthcare company, have little in common as part of California's vast labor force. But as this report on the state's wage replacement laws demonstrates, when it comes to take-home income after an injury, California workers end up feeling the squeeze. Download the Report!

	The Uncompensated Worker: Kentucky Case Study		05/03/2016
	This year marks the Centennial of the Kentucky workers’ compensation system! For exactly 100 years, Kentucky workers have depended on workers’ compensation benefits when they are injured at work. These benefits often result in a significant cut in a worker’s take-home pay. This is the third in a series of reports written by Peter Rousmaniere for WorkCompCentral investigating the effects of workers’ compensation on injured workers and their households in various states. The first report, “Meet Tim: The Uncompensated Worker,” is available online at www.workcompcentral.com Download the Report!

	The Uncompensated Worker: Florida Case Study		05/02/2016
	For 100 years, American workers have depended on workers’ compensation benefits when they are injured. These benefits often result in a significant cut in a worker’s take-home pay. This is the second in a series of reports written by Peter Rousmaniere for WorkCompCentral investigating the effects of workers’ compensation on injured workers and their households in various states. The first report‚ “Meet Tim: The Uncompensated Worker‚” is available online at www.workcompcentral.com. Download the Report!

	The Uncompensated Worker: Financial Impact of Work Comp on Households		01/27/2016
	Known as the "Grand Bargain" between employers and workers, workers' compensation was designed to compensate employees who are unable to work due to an on-the-job injury. Each year, about a million workers miss at least one day of work because of a work-place injury, This report examines how an injured worker and his/her household are affected when a worker receives compensation for lost work days. Depending on the state, the rules and regulations that dictate how much compensation an injured worker receives, and when, vary in 31 states, workers receive a take-home pay of 15% or more when they're injured on the job, and in half of the states, households with two median wage earners, one on work disability and the other working full time, cannot afford to sustain their basic budget. The realistic scenarios depicted in this report illustrate that injured workers in every state could, through no fault of their own, suffer financial hardship from a work injury. Download the Report!

	Opioids Special Report		06/22/2015
	Read a special report, "We're beating back opioids - now what?" written by Peter Rousmaniere, in cooperation with CompPharma. The workers' compensation industry is at a turning point in treating chronic pain - the greatest injury response challenge of the industry since insurers first learned to manage exclusive remedy claims in the 1910s. Download the Report!

	Seismic Shifts		02/23/2015
	A new report by Peter Rousmaniere titled "Seismic Shifts: An Essential Guide for Practitioners and CEOs in Workers' Comp," investigates commercial opportunities in a shrinking workers' comp industry. Download the Report!