Medicare increases from 2017-24 drive comp costs in California: report On Business Insurance - November 19, 2024 The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday reported that the Official Medical Fee Schedule conversion factor as a percentage of Medicare for professional services increased a little more than 17% from 2017 to 2024, driving up the cost to treat injured workers. Link To Article

Five liability loss trends to watch On Allianz - November 18, 2024 The range of exposures facing corporates, as well as subsequent loss and claims scenarios, have increased significantly in recent years with rising court costs and litigation, disruptive recalls, political violence and environmental issues among just some of the many challenges. Link To Article

Injured Worker Medical Costs Per Claim in California 10% Below Other States in Study On Claims Journal - October 22, 2024 Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for claims with experience through March 2023, a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows. The WCRI study, CompScope Medical Benchmarks for California, 25th Edition, examined medical payments, prices and utilization in California compared with 16 other states. Link To Article

Lawmakers take ‘creative’ approach to enforcing heat safety rules for California farmworkers On The Los Angeles Times - September 12, 2024 Erika Patricia Deluque Barros said she was working in a tomato field in Yolo County when she first started feeling shaky and nauseous. An immigrant from Colombia with little experience working in the fields, she said she didn’t know at the time that the summer heat could make her sick. “I didn’t know the sun here could kill,” Deluque Barros said. “I didn’t know what sunstroke was, and nobody had told me what could happen.” Link To Article

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