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Cost and Coverage Differences For California’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits: A Comparison of Benefits and Qualification Criteria For California And Selected States Presented At: The Western Risk & Insurance Association Meeting January 2002 San Diego.
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Cost and Coverage Differences For California’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits:A Comparison of Benefits and Qualification Criteria For California And Selected States Presented At:The Western Risk & Insurance Association MeetingJanuary 2002San Diego by Patricia Cheshier, Ph.D.California State University, Sacramento
Statement: “California’s workers’ compensation benefits rank below the national average in dollar terms but among the highest in premiums” Ellis (2001) Roberts (2001) (Fletcher (2001)Why: “More extensive breadth of benefits, higher administration costs, more litigation in system, higher claims costs per covered employee”Safety & Health (2001) Ellis (2001) NCCI (2001)WCRI (2000) Holloway (2001)
Sources of Data:Workers Compensation State Laws -Tables of Benefits. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers’ Compensation (2001)2001 Analysis of State Workers’ Compensation Benefits U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2001)2001 State Codes and RegulationsNAICWCRIBenchmarks Workers Compensation Research Institute (2000)National Council on Compensation Insurance
WCRI Benchmarks (2000) Table 1. Medical Claim Costs & Utilization -1998
Differences In State Statutes That May Affect Qualifying For Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Table 3. Differences In Coverage Requirements & Employments Excluded 1. 2001 Analysis of Workers Compensation Laws. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Statistics & Research Center. 2. State Workers’ Compensation Laws - Tables. Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs.
Table 5. Permanent Disability Benefit Differences Source: State Workers’ Compensation Laws. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation.
Table 6. Medical Benefits: Differences In Providers Covered & Choices Allowed