Employers save $170M in premiums as battle brews over proposed workers’ comp changes

A coming showdown at the Capitol between the health care industry and a business coalition over proposed changes to the state workers’ compensation system comes as companies are already seeing major savings under the current model. This year, Wisconsin companies are saving nearly $170 million in premiums — or 8.46 percent — from the year before, when premiums fell 3.19 percent. To doctors and hosp...