Research
ICIS Industry Scorecard: Mercantile Claims Experience
Mercantile workers represented 1 out of 8 California job injury claims and a similar proportion of paid losses during the 8-year period spanning accident years (AY) 2001 through 2008. Comparing results by individual accident year, however, shows mercantile claims as a percentage of all claims fell steadily across this period.
ICIS Industry Score Card: Professional/Clerical Claims Experience
CWCI’s second ICIS Industry Score Card profiles workers’ compensation claims experience for professional and clerical workers in California. Based on a sample of 361,384 claims for injuries occurring between 2000 and 2008.
ICIS Industry Score Card: Construction Claims Experience
The first Score Card in the series focuses on construction industry claims from accident years 2000 to 2008.
Post-Reform Outcomes: Permanent Disability Claims with Attorney Involvement Preliminary Analysis & Findings
CWCI analyzed 201,081 permanent disability (PD) claims to assess statewide and regional changes in attorney involvement, initial PD benefit payment, claim closure rates and average claim payments following the implementation of SB 899 in April 2004.
Analysis of Post-Reform Outcomes: Changes in Pharmaceutical Utilization and Reimbursement In the California WC System
A new CWCI study was conducted to assess the association between recent statutory and regulatory reforms and changes in pharmaceutical utilization and reimbursement patterns in the California workers’ compensation system. Some of the key findings include:
Schedule II Prescription & Payment Distributions in California WC: 2005 – 2008
California workers’ compensation law provides that injured workers are entitled to all reasonable and necessary medical care to cure or relieve the effects of a work-related injury or illness.
