A new CWCI study, based on claims from AY 2002 through March 2008, provides updated data on average temporary disability payments and paid TD days measured at 12 and 24 months following the initial TD payment. |
With the state's economy in the doldrums, California's state average weekly wage (SAWW) fell for just the second time
in a decade last year, so as of next January, WC temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) rates, as well as other benefits subject to cost of living adjustments, will not need to be increased to account for recent wage growth. |
New CWCI Research finds that the use of network providers to deliver medical services to injured workers, which rose sharply following the introduction of MPNs, has continued, albeit at a slower pace, as has the growth in the percentage of medical dollars flowing to network providers. |
A new CWCI study shows the duplicate spinal implant pass-through payments allowed for hardware and instrumentation in California workers' comp back surgeries were paid on nearly 3,600 claims in 2008, boosting payments to hospitals by an estimated $55 million. |