Prices paid for a similar set of medical services varied significantly across states, ranging from 26% below the 35-state median in Florida to 158% above the 35-state median in Wisconsin in 2017, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research institute examined fee schedules and price trends in 35 states, representing 87% of the workers comp industry, for services that included evaluation and management, physical medicine, surgery, major radiology, minor radiology, neurological testing, pain management injections and emergency care, according to a press statement.
Specifically, the study compares medical prices paid in those 35 states and tracks price changes in most states over a 10-year span from 2008 to 2017, according to the statement.
The study’s finding included:
Delaware’s overall workers compensation fee schedule rates for professional services has decreased by 40% since enactment of reform legislation in 2015, according to a study released Tuesday by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Workers Compensation Research Institute.