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State Office of Risk Management seeks increased workers’ compensation funding; air‑ambulance disputes noted
Summary
The State Office of Risk Management requested higher allocations for workers' compensation cost trends and described enterprise risk, continuity planning and a potential liability tied to air‑ambulance billing disputes.
AUSTIN — The State Office of Risk Management (SORM) told the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 11 it expects higher workers’ compensation payments in the next biennium and asked the committee to fund increases tied to rising medical costs and indemnity payments.
LBB recommended roughly $116.5 million in all funds for SORM’s allocation program for 2026‑27, largely paid through interagency contracts, an increase of about $9.5 million above the current biennium. LBB cited a projected Medicare economic index increase and higher indemnity costs tied to…
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