Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating and Return to Work

Seabury, Seth A.; McLaren, Christopher F.; Robert, Reville; Neuhauser, Frank W.; Mendeloff, John

doi:10.1080/14774003.2012.11667771

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“…A previous RAND study estimated that, in the two years following the enactment of these provisions, average indemnity benefits for permanently disabled workers fell by roughly one-third compared to the average that had prevailed before S.B. 899 was implemented (Seabury et al, 2011). As a result, the replacement rate of lost incomethe fraction of lost earnings replaced by indemnity benefits-fell by roughly one-fourth.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Holding expected losses constant, we make workers' compensation benefits more adequate by increasing them, but this makes the system less affordable. There is some evidence that interventions that reduce expected losses, such as employer-based return to work programs, can serve the dual aim of making a system more affordable and more adequate (Seabury et al, 2011;McLaren, Reville, and Seabury, 2010). Additionally, improvements in administrative efficiency can lower the overhead cost of delivering benefits, which makes the system more affordable without hurting its adequacy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The National Commission fell short of adopting the two-thirds statutory replacement rate as a standard, though later, in 2004, such a standard was recommended by a study panel of NASI. A complicating factor with permanent disability benefits is that they vary considerably depending on the timeline over which they are mea sured (Seabury et al, 2011). At the very least, a two-thirds threshold is a useful benchmark against which to compare replacement rates.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We mea sure these outcomes by analyzing administrative data from several state agencies using the matching methodology developed for numerous prior RAND studies for CHSWC, including Peterson et al (1998); Reville, Boden, et al (2001); Reville and Schoeni (2001); Reville, Schoeni, and Martin (2002); Reville, Seabury, et al (2005); and Seabury et al (2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The nature of the AMA Guides was such that disability ratings were significantly lower on average than the ratings under the pre-2005 PDRS. Because California PPD benefit levels are tied to disability ratings by law, disability benefits and replacement rates of lost income fell substantially after the reforms took effect (Seabury et al, 2011). Although large increases in PPD benefits were enacted in 2002 as part of Assembly Bill (A.B.)…”

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confidence: 99%

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Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

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Section: Mea Sur Ing Earnings Losses For Permanently Disabled Workersmentioning

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Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

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Employment and Economic Outcomes of Participants With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the TRACK-TBI Study

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IMPORTANCEMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may impair the ability to work. Strategies to facilitate return to work are understudied. OBJECTIVE To assess employment and economic outcomes for employed, working-age adults with mTBI in the 12 months after injury and the association between return to work and employer assistance. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Using data from the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) study, a cohort study of patients with mTBI presenting to emergency departments of 11 level I US trauma centers was performed. Patients with mTBI enrolled in the TRACK-TBI cohort study from February 26, 2014, to May 4, 2016, were followed up at 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months after injury. Work status and income decline of participants were documented in the first year after injury. Associations between work status, injury characteristics, and offer of employer assistance and associations between follow-up care and employer assistance were investigated. Results were adjusted for unobserved outcomes using inverse probability weighting. Data were extracted July 12, 2020; analyses were completed March 24, 2021. Analyses included 435 participants aged 18 to 64 years who were working before the injury, had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 to 15, and completed all postinjury follow-up surveys. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Primary outcomes were work status (working or not working) at each study follow-up milestone. Employer assistance included sick leave, reduced hours, modified schedule, transfer to different tasks, assistive technology, and coaching offered during the first 3 months after injury. RESULTSOf 435 participants (147 [34%] female; 320 [74%] White; mean [SD] age 37.3 [12.9] years), 258 (59%) reported not working at 2 weeks after injury and 74 (17%) reported not working at 12 months after injury. More than one-fifth (92 [21%]) experienced a decline in annual income. Work status at 12 months was significantly associated with postconcussion symptoms experienced at 3 months after injury (73% of patients with 3 or more symptoms reported working at 12 months after injury vs 89% of patients with 2 or fewer symptoms; P < .001) but not with other injury characteristics. Participants offered employer assistance in the first 3 months after injury were more likely to report working after injury than those not offered such assistance (at 6 months: 88% vs 78%; P = .02; at 12 months: 86% vs 72%; P = .005). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this cohort study, mTBI was associated with substantial employment and economic consequences for some patients. Clinicians should systematically follow up with patients with mTBI and coordinate with employers to promote successful return to work.

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Regional Differences in Time Off Work After Injury: A Comparison of Australian States and Territories Within A Single Workers’ Compensation System

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Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating and Return to Work

Cited by 12 publications

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Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Benefits and Earnings Losses for Permanently Disabled Workers in California: Trends Through the Great Recession and Effects of Recent Reforms

Employment and Economic Outcomes of Participants With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the TRACK-TBI Study

Regional Differences in Time Off Work After Injury: A Comparison of Australian States and Territories Within A Single Workers’ Compensation System

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