Lawyers Group Says 24-Hour Care Would Harm Comp

By Greg Griggs, Editorgreg@workcompcentral.comFearing a possible resurgence of a proposal in Congress to merge workers' compensation and general health care, the American Bar Association has passed a resolution opposing the creation of a universal "24-hour care" system.During its midyear meeting in Orlando last week, the ABA voted to oppose any plans in Congress to combine components of workers' comp with the medical payment portions of health and automobile insurance. Known as 24-hour care, the idea is that an individual receives all health care from the same plan, which proponents su...