In 2017, state lawmakers across the country filed more than 180,000 bills and enacted nearly 35,000 of those. Given that volume, it is not surprising that the ASC community found itself objecting to several legislative proposals during the 2017 legislative session. As states continue to look to new ways to increase revenue and close large budget deficits, policy analysts expect many of those same issues to reemerge in 2018.
2017
To achieve desperately needed savings in 2017, several states, once again, contemplated reducing and reforming their states workers’ compensation fee schedules.