Louise Esola: Access to medical care for injured workers has become one of the top concerns in workers compensation, with employers, insurers and regulators saying provider shortages, specialty backlogs and administrative barriers are complicating claims management.

Across several sessions at the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s Issues & Research Conference last week, speakers described a health care environment where injured workers can face delays scheduling specialty visits or surgeries, even in areas with large numbers of physicians.

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