It's a changing world in the workers' compensation arena. The Affordable Care Act is transforming the health care industry. Opioid use and abuse is a national epidemic that can impact workers' comp outcomes. And rising medical costs often create incentives to move non-work-related conditions into the workers' comp space.
In nearly 38 years of medicine, I have never seen a time with more change at such a pace, and with so many external factors impacting the care of injured employees.
[Dr. Will Gaines on current trends affecting workers compensation and why effective claims management is so important.]
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
