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WCRI – Health Coverage in Flux: Harvard Economist Warns Workers’ Comp Industry to Brace for Fallout from Federal Policy Shifts

March 3, 2026
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The workers’ compensation industry may soon feel the reverberations of sweeping changes to America’s health insurance landscape, according to Dr. Benjamin Sommers, who delivered the opening keynote address at the 2026 Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) Issues and Research Conference here in Boston today. Dr. Sommers, the Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a practicing primary care physician, drew…

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The Perils of Misperception

February 26, 2026
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The Perils of Misperception Every decision we make is influenced by hidden biases—our mental “tells” that shape judgment without us even realizing it. In this session, we’ll uncover how these biases impact critical roles like lawyers, doctors, mediators, and adjusters—and how they can derail diagnosis, treatment, and recovery for employees and patients. Join a distinguished panel featuring a Judge and two leading psychiatrists as they explore: How to recognize and…

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Straight Outta Workers’ Comp, Episode 21: It’s A Wonderful Life (in Insurance)! (Video)

February 11, 2026
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In this episode, Danielle (Dani) Main of MWCIA joins hosts Mark Pew and Bob Wilson to highlight the various ways in which someone who wants to make a difference can do so in the workers' compensation industry. Old and young, introverts and extraverts, empathetic or data-oriented, there are many pathways for a purpose-driven person to help drive positive outcomes for both injured workers and their employers. This wide-ranging discussion provides…

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Straight Outta Workers’ Comp, Episode 21: It’s A Wonderful Life (in Insurance)! (Audio)

February 11, 2026
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In this episode, Danielle (Dani) Main of MWCIA joins hosts Mark Pew and Bob Wilson to highlight the various ways in which someone who wants to make a difference can do so in the workers' compensation industry. Old and young, introverts and extraverts, empathetic or data-oriented, there are many pathways for a purpose-driven person to help drive positive outcomes for both injured workers and their employers. This wide-ranging discussion provides…

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The Point Webinar – Foundational Decision Making: Consensus or Science?

February 9, 2026
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Free Webinar - Tuesday, March 24, 2026 @ 12:00 PM Eastern Our guests will be discussing foundational decision making, and how both consensus and science play a role in defining and building the foundational standards we use today. The conversation will touch on medical training and evidence based medicine but will also look at the regulatory world and claims handling practices in general, as well as how education plays a role…

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Are We Ready to Build Things (and Repair Injuries) Again?

January 22, 2026
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There’s something happening in America that hasn’t happened in a generation. We’re building things again. Or at least, we’re talking very seriously about building things again. Approximately 230,000–250,000 manufacturing jobs were announced for reshoring or foreign direct investment in recent years, according to the Reshoring Initiative. The CHIPS and Science Act is transitioning from funding announcements to actual production facilities. Investment pledges are flowing. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are…

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Pack Your Parka and Your Data Goggles: The WCRI Conference Returns to Boston

January 21, 2026
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It’s almost that time again. The time when some of the best and brightest minds in workers’ compensation converge on a frigid New England city to discuss the state of our beloved industry. Yes, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is once again hosting its annual Issues & Research Conference, this year running March 3-4, 2026, at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. And it’s not just the industry’s…

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Straight Outta Workers’ Comp, Episode 20: Going for Brokerage in Workers’ Comp! (Audio)

January 14, 2026
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This episode of Straight Outta Workers' Comp takes a look at the role of brokers and brokerages in our industry, as well as some humorous and interesting anecdotes from an expert in the sector. Joining hosts Bob Wilson and Mark Pew is Vincent Capaldi, Jr., President of Bay Oaks Wholesale Brokerage. Vince talks about what may keep brokers and agents less involved in the nuances of comp than professionals from…

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Straight Outta Workers’ Comp, Episode 20: Going for Brokerage in Workers’ Comp! (Video)

January 14, 2026
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This episode of Straight Outta Workers' Comp takes a look at the role of brokers and brokerages in our industry, as well as some humorous and interesting anecdotes from an expert in the sector. Joining hosts Bob Wilson and Mark Pew is Vincent Capaldi, Jr., President of Bay Oaks Wholesale Brokerage. Vince talks about what may keep brokers and agents less involved in the nuances of comp than professionals from…

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It’s Time to Finish What We Started: The Case for Workers’ Recovery

January 12, 2026
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Thirteen years ago, in 2012, I had what seemed to me at the time to be a fairly simple idea: What if we stopped calling this industry “workers’ compensation” and started calling it “Workers’ Recovery” instead? Now, before you dismiss this as merely semantic navel-gazing from an industry blogger with too much time on his hands, hear me out. The idea was never about slapping a new label on an old product,…

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