| Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation - An Update | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_MVA_WC-Update.aspx | Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation - An Update | Jim Davis, Ryan Voll | | June 23, 2020 | This article provides an update of MVA experience in WC through Accident Year 2018 and discusses factors influencing MVAs, such as cell phone laws and ownership, and vehicle safety. The article sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact 2020. | Article |
| Opioid Prescribing Across Industry Groups | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Opioid-Prescribing.aspx | Opioid Prescribing Across Industry Groups | Carolyn Wise | | June 08, 2020 | This article explores the difference in opioid use between industry groups by looking at data-driven trends underlying opioid prescribing patterns in workers compensation—with a special focus on the contracting industry. | Article |
| Large Losses in Workers Compensation - Claims Above $1M | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Large-Losses-in-WorkersComp.aspx | Large Losses in Workers Compensation - Claims Above $1M | Jim Davis, Ryan Voll | | March 31, 2020 | This article examines the frequency of claims with incurred losses above $1M in all NCCI states combined over the most recent fifteen years. | Article |
| The Use of Networks to Care for Injured Workers - What's Been the Impact? | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Use-of-Network-to-Care-for-Injured-Workers.aspx | The Use of Networks to Care for Injured Workers - What's Been the Impact? | Dan Corro, Barry Lipton, and John Robertson | | March 23, 2020 | This report looks at the impact of medical provider networks (MPNs) on workers compensation prices and utilization. | Article |
| Comparing the Quantity and Prices of Physician Services Between Workers Compensation and Group Health | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-WC-vs-Group-Health-2020.aspx | Comparing the Quantity and Prices of Physician Services Between Workers Compensation and Group Health | Dan Corro, Barry Lipton, and John Robertson | | February 26, 2020 | In this latest research brief, NCCI taps into data from employer-sponsored group health (GH) programs as a source of information that might be critical to maintaining a viable WC benefit delivery system. | Article |
| Ratemaking Challenges in Today’s Atypical Workers Compensation Environment | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Ratemaking-Challenges-in-Todays-Atypical-WorkersComp-Environment.aspx | Ratemaking Challenges in Today’s Atypical Workers Compensation Environment | Brett Foster | | January 06, 2020 | This paper discusses how a long-tailed line of business such as workers compensation continues to be challenging—especially with the current environment. | Article |
| Wage-Adjusted Changes in Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits 2000 - 2018 | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Wage-Adjusted-Changes-Workers-Comp-Indemnity-Benefits-2000-2018.aspx | Wage-Adjusted Changes in Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits 2000 - 2018 | Bruce Spidell and Laura Backus Hall | | December 02, 2019 | In this paper, we build upon previous work that displayed indemnity benefit indices by state and make additional refinements to ensure the indices appropriately filter out all wage-related changes. | Article |
| Formulary Implementations and Initial Impacts on Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Formulary-Implementations-Initial-Impacts-WorkersComp.aspx | Formulary Implementations and Initial Impacts on Workers Compensation | Paul Hendrick | | June 10, 2019 | NCCI researchers take a deeper look at critical factors that are influencing pharmacy experience in workers compensation. | Article |
| Changing Workforce Demographics and Workplace Injury Frequency | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-WorkforceDemographics.aspx | Changing Workforce Demographics and Workplace Injury Frequency | Patrick Coate | | April 01, 2019 | In this paper, NCCI explores the relationship between age, gender, sector, and frequency over the last decade. | Article |
| Monitoring the Time From Injury to Treatment | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-TimetoTreatment.aspx | Monitoring the Time From Injury to Treatment | NCCI Insights | | March 26, 2019 | This study looks at the time lapse between the occurrence of an injury and the date the injured worker receives professional medical care. | Article |
| Workers Compensation and Prescription Drugs - 2018 Update | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Prescription-Costs-WC-Claims.aspx | Workers Compensation and Prescription Drugs - 2018 Update | Nedzad Arnautovic | | January 30, 2019 | This research brief breaks down the major factors that make up overall prescription drug costs for the industry. | Article |
| The Impact of Fee Schedule Updates on Physician Payments | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights-Impact-Fee-Schedule-Physician.aspx | The Impact of Fee Schedule Updates on Physician Payments | David Colon and Paul Hendrick | | December 11, 2018 | NCCI examines the relationship between fee schedule updates and payments for physician services in WC. | Article |
| Medical Services and How They Contribute to the Cost of WC Claims | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights-MedicalServicesWCClaims.aspx | Medical Services and How They Contribute to the Cost of WC Claims | Matt Schutz | | October 29, 2018 | In this paper, NCCI examines how the mix of medical services varies substantially by claim size and maturity, and that payout rates vary by claim size and service group. | Article |
| Changes in Monday Claims | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights-MondayClaims.aspx | Changes in Monday Claims | Chun Shyong, Barry Lipton, and John Robertson | | September 18, 2018 | NCCI evaluates the change in the share of Monday claims before and after the implementation of ACA. | Article |
| Mega Claims in Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_Mega_Claims.aspx | Mega Claims in Workers Compensation | Tony DiDonato | | August 29, 2018 | In a new Research Brief, NCCI researchers examine this category of workers compensation claims through Financial, Unit Statistical, and Medical Call data to further explore the impact and characteristics of mega claims. | Article |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_MVA_WC.aspx | Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers Compensation | Jim Davis and Delano Brown | | August 08, 2018 | Despite increased safety improvements, motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) in the United States have generally been on the rise over the last several years. NCCI takes a closer look at this trend impacting workers compensation. | Article |
| Understanding the Interplay Between Social Security Disability Insurance and Workers Compensation | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_SSDI-WorkersComp.aspx | Understanding the Interplay Between Social Security Disability Insurance and Workers Compensation | Jim Davis, Matt Schutz, and Bruce Spidell | | March 26, 2018 | This NCCI research brief examines the interplay between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers compensation (WC) benefits. | Article |
| Medicare Set-Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_Medicare_Set-Aside.aspx | Medicare Set-Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update | Nedzad Arnautovic | | February 05, 2018 | This update builds on a September 2014 study that NCCI conducted on Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs). It’s based on data from approximately 11,500 MSAs submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services between September 2009 and December 2015. | Article |
| Social Security Disability Insurance and Workers Compensation Cost Shifting | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_SSDI.aspx | Social Security Disability Insurance and Workers Compensation Cost Shifting | Barry Lipton, Jim Davis | | December 14, 2017 | In this research brief, NCCI examines Social Security Disability Insurance and workers compensation cost shifting. | Article |
| Medical Cost Trends: Then and Now | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Insights_Medical-Costs-Then-and-Now.aspx | Medical Cost Trends: Then and Now | Nedzad Arnautovic, Barry Lipton, John Robertson | | November 02, 2017 | In Accident year 2015, claims costs decreased by 1% for the first year-over-year decline in more than 20 years. Learn more about this phenomenon with NCCI’s research paper. | Article |
| NCCI Report Examines Historic 2015 Decline in Workers Compensation Medical Severity Costs | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Medical-Severity-Decline.aspx | NCCI Report Examines Historic 2015 Decline in Workers Compensation Medical Severity Costs | David Colon | | October 24, 2017 | A summary of key highlights of NCCI's research brief, "Investigating the Drivers of the 2015 Workers compensation Medical Severity Decline". The brief is based on NCCI’s compilation and analysis of lost-time medical claims severity data from 38 states. | Article |
| How Is Medical Inflation Measured? And Why Should I Care? | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Medical-Price-Index-Analysis.aspx | How Is Medical Inflation Measured? And Why Should I Care? | Raji Chadarevian | | October 16, 2017 | Read explore the differences between commonly used Medical Price Index (MPI) alternatives, and encourage the industry to consider using a recently developed methodology outlined below called the Personal Health Care Index (PHC). | Article |
| Do Drug Fee Schedules Based on AWP Affect Prices Paid for Drugs in Workers Compensation? (PDF) | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_2017_workers_comp_drug_fee_schedule.pdf | Do Drug Fee Schedules Based on AWP Affect Prices Paid for Drugs in Workers Compensation? (PDF) | Miguel Henry, John Robertson, and Raji Chadarevian | | January 09, 2017 | This technical paper uses an econometric model to quantify the impact of Average Wholesale Price-based prescription drug fee schedules on workers compensation drug costs. | PDF |
| Workers Compensation Excess Loss Development Results (PDF) | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_2016_Excess_Loss_Research_Brief.pdf | Workers Compensation Excess Loss Development Results (PDF) | Damon Raben, Dan Benzshawel | | December 07, 2016 | View the results of NCCI’s ratemaking methodology and retrospective rating development patterns. | PDF |
| Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Workers Compensation (PDF) | | https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/II_Research_Brief_AffordableCareAct.pdf | Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Workers Compensation (PDF) | Leonard Herk | | November 02, 2016 | NCCI’s latest research addresses the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has dramatically changed the healthcare landscape in the United States. | PDF |
