Thank you to all those who attended our 36th Annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference, March 5-6, 2020 in Boston, MA. Click here to see some photos from the conference, which are displayed on our Facebook page. Below is some of the press coverage the conference received. More articles will be added as they are published. 

Business Insurance:

• Comp costs continue to rise with age: WCRI
• Early care can help mitigate mental issues tied to workplace injuries
• Hospital costs, in-patient stays continue to decline in comp
• Comp embracing physical medicine, non-opioid meds

Conference Chronicles (Safety National):

• Generational Differences and Stereotypes in the Workplace
• Age Variation in Claims Costs
• Opioid Dispensing Trends & Alternatives For Pain Management
• Key Finding from WCRI Studies
• NIOSH Tackles Total Worker Health
• Mental Health for Injured Workers

GB Journal

• WCRI Conference Roundup

Managed Care Matters:

• Opioids in workers’ compensation – what’s the latest research and what can you do
• WCRI Day two quick takes

The Standard - New England's Insurance Newsmagazine

• Workers Comp Injuries, Claims and Outcomes Change With Age, Finds WCRI

Triple I Blog (Insurance Information Institute):

• #WCRI2020: Post Conference Thoughts

WorkCompCentral (Subscription Required):

• Young 'Gen Z' Workers Showing Spike in Mental Health Issues, Research Shows
• Injured Workers Have Markedly Higher Death Rates, Research Shows

WorkersCompensation.com (Registration Required):

• Experts Ponder WC Beyond Opioids
• Expert: Holistic Approach to Employees' Health Leads to Decreased WC Rates

Please save the date for next year's conference, March 25-26, 2021, in Phoenix, AZ. If you have any questions about this or next year's conference, please contact us using the form at the bottom of this page or wcri@wcrinet.org. 

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