A consistent drop in opioid use continued to drive down workers’ compensation pharmacy costs across the U.S. last year, capping a five-year trend that showed

Cannabis treatment for work-related ailments may replace unsuccessful traditional approaches and increase as a growing number of workers ask courts and public agencies to reimburse for medical

Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that average payments for all comprehensive medical-legal evaluations climbed 67% under the new fee schedule that was approved earlier

Frictional costs in California's workers' comp system have declined in recent years, but they remain much higher than any other comp jurisdiction or state benefit-delivery