Outsourcing of Workers' Comp to Save Milwaukee County $644,116

Milwaukee County has outsourced the administration of workers' compensation claims this year for the first time, and as a result it expects to cut costs by $644,116 from last year, according the state's risk management 2014 budget summary.The change, according to the budget report, will lead to "increased rigor of claims investigation, analysis and approval processes." This year's budget for medical and lost time costs are reduced by $826,812, from $3,023,460 to $2,196,648.Two workers' compensation staff positions were eliminated as a part of the initiative. The current st...