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MLAC reviews 2026 workplan and debates scope of an ATC stakeholder summit
Summary
MLAC reviewed its 2026 workplan and debated whether to broaden an Access to Care (ATC) summit to include hospital systems and other stakeholders or keep it narrowly focused on workers' compensation issues; co‑chairs and subcommittee members favored targeted participation to preserve MLAC's ability to achieve actionable outcomes.
MLAC staff presented an updated 2026 workplan and the committee discussed priorities and timing for short‑ and long‑term goals. Teri Watson recommended reviewing short‑term goals through 2027 and returning to long‑term planning thereafter.
Committee members debated how to approach a proposed 'healthcare summit' spawned by ATC subcommittee work. Emily Cronan and others cautioned against broadening MLAC's scope so far that it would dilute progress on workers' compensation‑specific problems; they advocated inviting key missing stakeholders — hospital systems, hospital associations and specialty providers — to focused ATC sessions rather than hosting a general healthcare conference. Co‑Chairs Priest and Strickland supported framing participation as contributing the workers' compensation perspective to existing healthcare forums and suggested preparing agendas and questions for upcoming off‑site meetings to maximize engagement.
