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INTRODUCTION
Background
Research Approach
Research Leads to Policy Changes
Workers'
Compensation Benefit Adequacy
Information
for Injured Workers
Workers'
Compensation Medical Costs
Other
CHSWC research that shaped AB 749
Next Steps
CHSWC RECOMMENDATIONS
Workers’
Compensation Insurance Industry in California
Workers’ Compensation Medical
Benefit Delivery
Return to Work
Timeliness of Workers’ Compensation
Benefits
Permanent Disability Rating Tool
Occupational Health and Safety
Special Populations of Workers
California Occupational Research
Agenda
Workers’ Compensation Judicial
Function
Implementation and Impact of AB
749
Vigilance Against Fraud
THE COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WORKER'S
COMPENSATION
About
CHSWC
CHSWC Members Representing Employers
CHSWC Members Representing Labor
California Health and Safety and
Workers’ Compensation Functions
For Information about CHSWC and
its Activities
CHSWC
Publications
CHSWC
Informational Materials
SPECIAL REPORT: 2002 WORKERS' COMPENSATION
REFORMS
Background
Benefits – Pre 2002 Reforms
Temporary Disability
Benefits
Permanent Disability
Benefits
Benefits – Post 2002 Reforms
Overview of
Benefit Increases
Summary
of Phased-In Increases on Minimum Disability Payments
Summary of Phased-In Increases on Maximum
Disability Payments
Changes
to Weeks of PD Benefit Paid
Death
Benefits
Increases
in Benefits for Lower Disability Ratings
Impact
of Benefit Increases
Impact
on Value of Permanent Disability Benefit
Impact
of Benefit Increases on Wage Replacement Rates
Replacement
Rates by Disability Rating Group for Dates of Injury in 1994 and
2006
Costs – Pre and Post2002
Reforms
Costs
and the California Economy
Indemnity and Medical Payments as Percent
of Total Payroll
Indemnity and Medical Payments as Percent
of Gross State Product
Indemnity
and Medical Payments as Percent of Personal Income
Procedural Changes
Organizational Changes
Medical Care
Lien Claims
Pharmaceutical Costs
Outpatient Surgical Facilities
Penalties
Return to Work Programs
Occupational Safety and Health
Training and Educational Program
Loss Control Services
Information for Workers
Audit Procedures
Illegally Uninsured Employers
Fraud
Vocational Rehabilitation
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Insurance Rates
Impact of AB 749 on CHSWC
New Mandates
and Responsibilities for CHSWC
New CHSWC
Funding Sources
SPECIAL REPORT: COURT MANAGEMENT STUDY
Background
Goals
Research approach
Research Findings
Delays
Inconsistencies
Administrative
Costs
Recommendations
Status of Implementation of Recommendations
SPECIAL REPORT: THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS'
COMPENSATION INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Background
Minimum Rate
Law
Insurance Market Before Reform
Insurance Market after Reform
Price Competition
Changing Insurers
Reinsurance
Profitability of Insurance Companies
Premiums
California
Workers’ Compensation Written Premium
Advisory Workers’
Compensation Pure Premium Rates
Combined Loss
and Expense Ratios
Under-Reserving
Average Claim
Costs
Current State of the Insurance
Industry
Market Share
’September
11’ Impact on Insurance Industry
Insurance Market Insolvency
Prevention of Financial Insolvency
Solutions to Financial Insolvency
Regulatory
Supervision
Conservation
Liquidation
California Insurance Guarantee
Association
Background
Current Insolvencies
Assessments
and Surcharges
CHSWC Informal Hearing on the
State of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Industry in California
Recommendations
Possible
Research Areas
WORKERS'
COMPENSATION MEDICAL ISSUES
Introduction
Current State of California’s
Workers’ Compensation System
Evidence of Higher Cost for Workers’
Compensation Medical Treatment in California
Medical Cost Containment Strategies
Managed Care
Fee Schedules
Utilization
Review
Treatment
Guidelines
California Research Colloquium
on Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefit Delivery and Return
to Work
CHSWC Medical Projects Mandated
by AB 749
The 24-Hour Care Pilot Project
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