Here is the administration's response to the study that demonstrates that worker benefits under SB 899 have been severely cut:

"Administration officials, however, said the study is premature and potentially flawed, in part because it based its findings on a relatively small number of claims. They said the centerpiece of the new system is a requirement that doctors use a more restrictive method for evaluating injuries and benefit payments and that it's too soon to tell if the system needs refining.

"The old system was based on subjective factors and was fundamentally flawed," Susan Gard, spokeswoman for the state Division of Workers' Compensation, said Friday. "The question of whether the benefit levels now are adequate or not -- that's something that the governor and the Legislature need to answer." "

Here is the link to the entire articl (archived)e.