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Workers' Compensation

Dissertation
The Global Epidemic of Occupational Injuries: Counts, Costs, and Compensation
Provides estimates of the number and rate of workplace fatalities for 215 countries from 1989-2013 using data from the International Labor Organization.
Jul 18, 2016
Report
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Workers' Compensation Leaders Research Colloquium, December 11, 2014: Proceedings
This report summarizes the proceedings of a colloquium to elicit input from key occupational safety and health and workers' compensation stakeholders to help the Center for Workers' Compensation Studies maximize the impact of its research activities.
Aug 18, 2015
Report
Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule
The California Department of Industrial Relations/Division of Worker's Compensation asked RAND to help develop a fee schedule for home health services provided to injured workers. The researchers made three sets of recommendations.
Jan 27, 2015
Dissertation
Reducing the Economic Burden of Work-Related Injuries
Examines the effectiveness of employer return to work programs in reducing the average duration of absences from work-related injuries.
Jun 17, 2014
Commentary
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
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
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
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
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 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 9, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
Content
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
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

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Workers' Comp

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Denise D. Quigley

Senior Policy Researcher

Denise D. Quigley is a senior health policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School, and quality improvement (QI) team lead for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) project. Her research focuses on factors influencing health…
Stephanie Rennane

Economist

Stephanie Rennane (she/her) is an economist at the RAND Corporation. As an applied microeconomist, her research interests fall at the intersection of labor and health economics and she has particular expertise in the area of disability policy and related health and social insurance programs.…

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