OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) analysis that examines how medical inflation impacts allowable fees under the California workers’ compensation ...

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on drafts of revisions to the ASC and HOPD fee schedule regulations, including a proposed modification of the multiplier for payment ...

The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently examined how workers’ compensation medical payments responded to changes in fee schedules for particular services, according to a Risk and ...

January 07, 2025 - 2024 was a busy year for officials in state regulatory agencies and legislatures as they addressed workers' compensation rates and laws in an effort to reduce costs for employers, ...

States without workers' compensation fee schedules have higher hospital outpatient/ambulatory surgical center costs for common surgeries compared to states with fee schedules, according to research ...

For its study, CWCI analyzed 635 indemnity claims that involved FRPs compiled from the utilization review (UR) systems of 6 California workers' comp insurers. Using demographic, bill review, and ...