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3 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Facts for Congress to Consider

With the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act set to expire this year, Congress is currently revisiting a crucial question: What is the appropriate government role in terrorism insurance markets? As the debate unfolds on Capitol Hill, policymakers should consider three key research findings.

Jun 12, 2014
Report

Report

Ambulatory Surgical Services Provided Under California Workers' Compensation: An Assessment of the Feasibility and Advisability of Expanding Coverage

Analyzing requirements for ambulatory surgical centers and Medicare coverage criteria for ASC services, authors examine whether common workers' compensation inpatient procedures should be added to California's Official Medical Fee Schedule for ASCs.

May 22, 2014
Report

Allowing Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to Expire Would Negatively Impact Workers' Compensation Insurance Markets

Without TRIA in place, employers perceived to be at high risk for terrorism might have to obtain workers' compensation coverage in markets of last resort, known as residual markets, which could charge higher premiums.

May 7, 2014
Report

Implementing a Rb-Rvs Fee Schedule for Physician Services

An examination of the impact of implementing a resource-based relative value scale to pay for physician and other practitioner services under the California workers' compensation system finds in the aggregate across all services, allowances are projected to increase 11.9 percent.

Apr 28, 2014
News Release

News Release

Affordable Care Act Could Change Costs for Auto, Malpractice, Other Liability Insurance

As more Americans become newly covered under the ACA, the cost of providing automobile insurance, workers compensation, and homeowners insurance may decline. But an increase in the number of people using the health care system may trigger an increase in the number of medical malpractice claims.

Apr 9, 2014
Report

ACA Could Change Costs of Auto, Malpractice, and Other Liability Insurance

As more Americans become newly covered under the Affordable Care Act, the cost of providing automobile insurance, workers compensation, and homeowners insurance may decline. Meanwhile, an increase in the number of people using the health care system may trigger a corresponding increase in the number of medical malpractice claims.

Apr 8, 2014
Research Brief

Research Brief

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Liability Insurance

Summarizes a report that identifies potential mechanisms through which health care reform might affect claim costs for several major types of liability coverage, especially auto insurance, workers’ compensation coverage, and medical malpractice.

Apr 8, 2014
Report

Report

Identifying Permanently Disabled Workers with Disproportionate Earnings Losses for Supplemental Payments

A new California program would provide supplemental payments to injured workers whose permanent disability benefits are disproportionately low compared to their earnings loss. This report makes recommendations about implementation of this program.

Feb 10, 2014
Commentary

Americans' Hearts, But Not Necessarily Wallets, Will Be Open for Victims of Navy Yard Shootings

Comparisons are already being drawn between Monday's terrible events in the Washington Navy Yard and other recent high profile mass shootings. However, one way in which this shooting may differ from other events is in who — if anybody — provides financial compensation for those who are injured.

Sep 18, 2013
Solution

Improving Workers' Compensation Policies for Workers, Businesses, Government

Many state workers' compensation systems face significant challenges as medical and administrative costs have risen. California sought RAND advice in improving its system to save both public and private funds, while also improving the quality of care for injured workers.

Sep 10, 2013
Testimony

Testimony

Allowances for Spinal Hardware under California’s Official Medical Fee Schedule: Issues and Options

Testimony presented before the California State Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on May 9, 2012.

May 9, 2012
News Release

News Release

States with Low Workplace Nonfatal Injury Rates Have High Fatality Rates and Vice Versa

States with low nonfatal injury rates and high fatality rates tend to be in the South, have lower worker compensation benefits, be less unionized, and pay lower wages—while states with high nonfatal injury rates and lower fatality rates tend to be in the West, pay higher benefits and wages, be more strongly unionized, and carry out more workplace inspections.

May 7, 2012
Report

Report

What is the Impact of Health Care Reform on Workers' Compensation Medical Care?

When enacting, implementing, and evaluating health care reform, policymakers should consider potential spillover effects on workers' compensation insurance. The experience of Massachusetts's heath care reform suggests that reform may reduce medical costs.

Apr 23, 2012
Project

Examining the Safety Impacts of Experience Rating in Workers' Compensation

The original purpose of experience modification rating in workers' compensation was to address insurer underwriting concerns; researchers are now exploring whether the rating also operates as an effective safety incentive for businesses.

Apr 16, 2012
News Release

News Release

California Workplace Safety Program Can Reduce Injuries When Inspectors Enforce It

The first evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program found evidence that it reduces workplace injuries, but only at businesses that had been cited for not addressing the regulation's more-specific safety mandates. Higher penalties could enhance compliance but having inspectors conduct more in-depth assessments and linking the violations and injuries to the program would have more impact.

Jan 26, 2012
Report

Report

California Workplace Safety Program Can Reduce Injuries When Inspectors Enforce It

The first evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program found that it reduces workplace injuries, but only at businesses that had been cited for not addressing the regulation's more-specific safety mandates. Having inspectors conduct more in-depth assessments and linking the violations and injuries to the program would have more impact.

Jan 26, 2012
Project

RAND Institute for Civil Justice

The RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ), a part of the Justice Policy program, conducts research on all aspects of civil justice, from trends in litigation and jury verdicts to punitive damages, compensation systems, and alternative dispute resolution. Directly or indirectly, civil justice issues have an impact on us all.

Oct 3, 2011
Report

Report

Medical Care Provided Under California's Workers' Compensation Program: Effects of the Reforms and Additional Opportunities to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Care

This book examines changes to California's workers' compensation affecting medical care provided to injured workers and identifies areas in which more changes could improve quality and efficiency of care.

Aug 22, 2011
Report

Report

Assessing Quality of Care and Appropriateness of Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Tools that assess the quality of care received by a population of patients who have or may have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and that identify the appropriateness of surgery for individual patients, can help improve clinical circumstances and economic outcomes for people with CTS.

Aug 16, 2011
Journal Article

Journal Article

Quality Measures for the Diagnosis and Non-Operative Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Occupational Settings

This study developed quality measures for diagnosis and management of occupationally associated carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which should outcomes for patients with this condition.

Feb 28, 2011

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