ORLANDO, Florida — Workers compensation insurers and state lawmakers should implement consistent, evidence-based medical guidelines to improve treatment for comp claimants and control spending, said Joseph Paduda, principal of Madison,…

There have been “skyrocketing increases” in obesity and skin cancer claims over the past two decades, according to a study by Cigna Corp.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The workers compensation market is “balanced,” with combined ratios for private comp insurers falling 14 percentage points since 2011, the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. said Thursday.

Longer-term opioid use was most prevalent in Louisiana, where one in six injured workers taking opioids were identified as longer-term users, according to findings by the Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute.