How can a company select University Hospitals CompCare to be its MCO?
Since 1997, every state-fund (non-self-insured) company in Ohio – whether it is privately owned or in the public sector – has been required to have a workers’ compensation managed care organization (MCO) for the medical management of workplace injuries and illnesses. Designating an MCO is one of the first things that a new employer or an employer new to Ohio must do. Every two years, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) sponsors an open enrollment period during which employers can choose a different MCO if they wish. In the meantime, some employers have been able to switch to University Hospitals CompCare if their MCO goes out of business or is sold to another MCO. This has happened more than a dozen times in the last three years. The “shakeouts” are not surprising in an emerging market such as workers’ compensation managed care, but they do point out the benefits of selecting an MCO such as University Hospitals CompCare, which has a legacy of health care excellence and deep
