More Allegations of Mismanagement at BWC

The Toledo Blade has a three part series on the BWC that is well worth a read. It points out the history of the "transformation" of the independent Commission and Bureau into a state agency that became an ATM for private industry under the guise of allowing then Governor George Voinovich to "fix" the "silent killer of jobs" known as the BWC. Millions of dollars later, managed care has deprived Ohio workers of adequate care and benefits and created private companies that cost the agency more to administer claims and served as a boon to companies investing bureau money. These very companies became campaign contributors of the highest order. Add to this the complete lack of BWC internal controls and refusal of the agency to fully investigate allegations of kickbacks and unbid contracts, and we have the mess today that I pray results in a cleaning of the proverbial house. Check out the Blade series here.