Physicians, WMC clash over workers' compensation proposal
Physicians and a key business group are clashing over a new workers’ compensation proposal that would significantly change how doctors are paid.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says companies get overcharged by providers and hospitals for medical expenses to treat their injured employees — and that adding a fee schedule for medical procedures like most other states would keep costs down.
“It’s something that employers have long sought, to bring some relief to the equation when it comes to medical bills within workers’ comp,” said Chris Reader, WMC’s director of health and human resources policy.
But the Wisconsin Medical Society says the current system leads to better patient outcomes and satisfaction, improved access to doctors, lower rates of lawsuits and injured workers getting back to their companies sooner.
Read more: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/physicians-wmc-clash-over-workers-compensation-proposal/
