Oklahoma workers’ comp could go private

A legislative task force began work Thursday to find the best way to privatize the state agency that provides workers’ compensation insurance.

"We have an organ of the state that is competing with private insurers for premium dollars for workers’ comp,” said Rep. Dan Sullivan, co-chairman of the Task Force on the Privatization of CompSource Oklahoma.

"It’s a fundamental issue of what is the proper function of government,” said Sullivan, R-Tulsa. "Is it to compete with private enterprise? We think not.”

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