Attorney Says Subclaims Can Be Settled Amicably

An Austin attorney dealing with subclaims by group health insurers against workers' compensation carriers for treatment of injured workers says most subclaims are being handled quickly, without controversy and without payments by the carriers. But carriers still worry about the lack of official rules for the process. Carriers and group health insurers wrangled over the subclaims issue during this year's legislative session, which resulted in passage of House Bill 724 by Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton. HB 724 allows an insurer or provider to recover, as a subclaimant, from a w...