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Psychotherapeutic & Neurological Drugs

CWCI uses data from its IRIS database and its Prescription Drug Interactive App to explore what is behind the growth in payments for Psychotherapeutic & Neurological Drugs in the California…

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Psychotherapeutic & Neurological Drugs

Functional Restoration Programs in Calif Workers' Comp

A CWCI study offers some of the first comprehensive data on the use of Functional Restoration Programs (FRPs) to treat California injured workers.

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Functional Restoration Programs

The Impact of Medical Inflation on the OMFS

A CWCI analysis of the inflationary factors used to update prices in each section of our Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS).

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The Impact of Medical Inflation on the OMFS

Utilization of Inpatient Care in Calif WC, 2012-2022

Opioid Prescribing, 2017-2023 A CWCI Report to the Industry examines recent opioid prescribing trends among California workers comp patients.

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Utilization of Inpatient Care

Long COVID-19 Claim Characteristics and Treatment in California Workers' Compensation

CWCI takes an in-depth look at the claim characteristics and types of services and medical payments associated with COVID-19 claims in which treatment extends beyond 90 days from the date of injury.

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CWCI Presents

Save the Date: CWCI’s 62nd Annual Meeting on 03/26/2026 at The Sofia in Sacramento.
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Events

Member-only Legal Committee Meeting on 02/1/2026
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Product Highlights

Long COVID-19 Claim Characteristics and Treatment in California...
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What’s New

Medical Mileage Rate Increase

The mileage rate that workers' comp claims administrators pay injured workers for travel related to medical treatment or evaluation of their injuries will increase to 72.5 cents per mile for travel on or after 1/1/26, regardless of the date of injury. The current rate of 70.0 cents per mile will still apply for travel from January 1 through December 31, 2025.
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2026 User Funding Rates

DIR has issued the 2026 user funding assessment rates that California employers will pay to help cover the more than $2 billion cost of the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund and five other funds.
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Medical Mileage Rate Increase

The mileage rate that workers' comp claims administrators pay injured workers for travel related to medical treatment or evaluation of their injuries will increase to 72.5 cents per mile for travel on or after 1/1/26, regardless of the date of injury. The current rate of 70.0 cents per mile will still apply for travel from January 1 through December 31, 2025.
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Research Reports

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Functional Restoration Programs

Functional Restoration Programs in the California Workers' Compensation System

Functional Restoration Programs (FRPs): A CWCI Report to the Industry examines the characteristics of injured workers approved for FRPs and how these programs have been implemented in the California workers comp system.

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Legislative Impact Analysis: SB 632

A CWCI Legislative Impact Report examines SB 632, a bill that would give acute care hospital workers who provide direct patient care presumptions of compensability for 9 categories of injuries, encompassing more than 250 ICD-10 codes.

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Long COVID-19 Claim Characteristics and Treatment

Long COVID-19 Claim Characteristics and Treatment in California Workers' Compensation

CWCI’s analysis examines the various characteristics of Long COVID claims in California workers’ compensation, including the distribution of claims by diagnostic category and affected body part, the mix of treatment payments among medical service categories at different…

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CWCI Updates Inpatient Hospital Utilization Application and Issues Interactive Research Report

A CWCI Interactive Research Report based on the latest update to the Institute’s Inpatient Hospital Utilization Application which now includes inpatient hospital discharge data for CY 2012 through CY 2023 compiled by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)

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