Work Comp Networks in Illinois

There are no work comp ‘Preferred Provider Programs’ approved by the State of Illinois – at least not as of today.
No provisional approvals, final approvals, conditional approvals, or any other approvals – if there were, they’d be announced here.
In fact, word is there are fewer than five (5) applications presently pending in Illinois, and most are entries from the currently-in place discounted PPOs from the usual cast of characters.
There’s no doubt the folks tasked with approving PPPs are working carefully and quickly to get as many PPPs approved as soon as possible – but they’re a bit hamstrung by the rapidity of events. Legislation passed just this summer, regs are still evolving, and this is a very, very hot political issue – better to get it right than to do it fast.
Much as we’d all like to have a small, expert workers comp network in place based on outcomes, strong credentialing, and appropriate reimbursement, these things take a bit more than three months. Usually quite a bit more.
What does this mean for you?
Patience, Grasshopper…