WCRI Webinar to Cover Effect of Vertical Integration on Prices, Utilization, Outcomes

The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting an hour-long webinar May 2 that will cover the impact of vertical integration on prices, medical utilization and outcomes. “Medical markets are increasingly concentrated, meaning patients are more likely to be treated by physicians at sites owned by hospitals and health systems,” Ramona Tanabe, president and CEO of WCRI, said in a statement. “This raises a policy question about whether the increasing concentration of medical providers may lead to higher payments for medical care without corresponding improvements in pati...