Employer Control of Medical Care Reduces Costs

State laws allowing employers to control the decision to change the providers of medical care to injured workers increase involvement of medical care networks and reduce workers' compensation medical costs, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Provider Choice Laws, Network Involvement, and Medical Costs, examines the impact of "change in provider" workers' compensation laws on network involvement and medical costs. The study is designed to estimate the impact on network involvement of state laws about who controls the decision to change...