This study is the fourth annual report examining key performance metrics of the Delaware workers’ compensation benefit delivery system. The study examines key metrics such as total claim costs, medical payments, indemnity benefits, disability duration, and benefit delivery expenses. It provides a detailed look at how these factors have evolved from 2017 to 2022, based on payments made through March 2023.

The data used for this report exclude COVID-19 claims, for which the nature or cause of injury was COVID-19. Other WCRI research examined fee schedule changes and included Delaware in price and prescription drug benchmarking studies. Findings from other WCRI studies are included to provide a more complete picture of the Delaware system and to supply historical context for key metrics.

Trends in the Delaware Workers' Compensation System, 2017–2022. Evelina Radeva. September 2024. WC-24-40.

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