Expert Panel Sees Opportunity for WC to Lead Health Care with Value-Based Reimbursement

When workers’ compensation professionals speak about health care, it’s often in the vein of how far behind the curve the system is in the treatment of injured workers than in other sectors of medicine. But a panel of experts meeting at a conference to be held in Las Vegas this week think workers’ compensation is poised to become an early adopter for a trend that group health and other payers will have a tough time following – reimbursement that rewards high-quality care, as opposed to the usual fee-for-service model. The panel includes executives and leadership from T...