This study assists policymakers and stakeholders in Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system by identifying current cost drivers and emerging trends in payments, prices, and utilization of medical care received by workers with injuries. It examines these medical services by type of provider and service.

The report compares these medical payment metrics in Minnesota with those in 16 other states and analyzes changes from 2017 to 2022. In some instances, we include data from before 2017 to provide historical context for key metrics. Additionally, we draw on findings from other WCRI studies to create a more comprehensive overview of the system in Minnesota.

The results reflect claims experience through March 2023, including non-COVID-19 claims from the pandemic period (March 2020 to September 2022), offering insights into how the pandemic influenced non-COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims during that time.

CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Minnesota, 25th Edition. Rebecca Yang. October 2024. WC-24-32.

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