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Bob Young

  • Faculty Associate, Cronkite News: Phoenix Sports, Cronkite News
Tempe
As seen in: Cronkite News, The Athletic, USA Today, Business Wire, NBA.com, Patch, The Seattle Times, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Sporting News, Tacoma News Tribune and
Faculty associate Arizona State University @sportscronkite. Former sports reporter/columnist at azcentral and The Athletic. Certified Flight Instructor.
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CWCI Finds That Meloxicam Has Emerged as California Workers’ Comp Cost Driver

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By Bob Young
| Business Wire
- OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NSAID meloxicam has emerged as the largest source of anti-inflammatory drug spending in California workers’ compensation, with its share of spending within its drug group rising from 1.7% in 2020 to 30.8% in 2025, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI).
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CWCI: California Workers’ Comp Medical Inflation Driven by Growing Use of Unlisted Codes Original

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By Bob Young
| Business Wire
CWCI: California Workers’ Comp Medical Inflation Driven by Growing Use of Unlisted Codes OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California’s workers’ compensation fee schedules continue to hold the line on inflation for most scheduled medical services, but a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) study finds that a growing share of treatment rendered to injured workers in the state is billed under unlisted codes that fall outside fee schedule pricing controls, creating a new and...
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CWCI: California Private Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Fall But Losses Rise Original

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By Bob Young
| Business Wire
CWCI: California Private Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Fall But Losses Rise OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California private self-insured employers reported fewer workers’ compensation claims in 2025, driving private, self-insured claim frequency to a 5-year low, but initial data show signs of rising claim costs according to a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) analysis of first-report data from the state Office of Self-Insurance Plans (OSIP).
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