Medical payments per workers compensation claim were 24% higher in Illinois than the median for other states examined in a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

California regulators are proceeding with an evidence-based drug formulary for medical providers treating injured workers starting Jan. 1, 2018.

The Texas Department of Insurance has sets medical fee guideline conversion factors for 2018, based on the Medicare Economic Index, which increased 1.4% for next year.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Protective League will be able to create their own alternatives for workers compensation benefit delivery and dispute resolution under a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Los Angeles.

ESIS has launched its new worker advocacy model, ESIS Care, that aims to eliminate barriers in the workers compensation process for injured workers.