Health Reform Package Bodes Major Change for Comp

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chiefmike@workcompcentral.comExperts in the workers' compensation industry and the nation's self-insurance industry warned last week that the fragmented effort by Congress to reform the embattled health care system now poses a significant threat of change.Mike Ferguson, chief operating officer of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, said the real danger is that the U.S. Senate version of the health care reform package is changing daily. And as the week reached an end, the Senate plan appeared to be changing by the hour.U.S. Senate Majority Leader...