MCO Report Card – Employer Survey

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and our managed care organization (MCO) partners in the Health Partnership Program would like your input to help improve the MCO Report card and make it a more meaningful tool for employers when evaluating and selecting their MCO. We have attached a link to the 2014 MCO Report Card for your review (2014 MCO Report Card).

We would appreciate it if you could provide feedback by completing the below survey by July 8th.  Your input will be used to improve future MCO Report Cards beginning in 2016.  The 2015 MCO Report Card will be released in early July.

HERE IS THE LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEB SURVEY.

Big Changes Coming to Ohio BWC

(June 5, 2015)  The Ohio Legislature took the final steps this week to modernize the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, specifically the revision of its billing system. Both the Senate and the House finalized changes that would shift the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from a retrospective billing system to a prospective system. Prospective billing is a common industry standard and common sense move that has many advantages, including a reduction in rates of two percent for private employers and four percent for public employers, more flexible payment options and better overall employer compliance. Furthermore, with the new billing system, employers will not be double-billed during the shift. Overall, this measure makes positive changes for the business community as well as injured workers.  The legislation, HB 493, awaits the Governor’s signature before implementation, although the changes within the BWC won’t take effect until 2015.