The Kansas Workers Compensation system is a joke. Benefits received and medical care needed worked fairly well for my husband who was injured 2 years ago. However, the settlement issues are disgusting and the reflection on Kansas and how they take care of their workers is pathetic. The so-called pre-existing (arthritis?????GIVE ME A BREAK)

My husband was 65 years old and could have driven and delivered chemicals for several years yet. We now, however, have lost his total income for the rest of our lives, he was put on a 35# lifting restriction. He was given a paltry 9% impairment rating. After all, he had arthritis! This had never kept him from doing his job. We didn't even know he had arthritis as it never bothered him. He now suffers from constant pain and delivers newspapers to generate a little income.(However, I am sure the physician was extremely well paid). To add insult to injury he had started drawing his social security(as a seasonal employee he never had a retirement account nor did he make enough income to invest in one)so now his puny $15,000 settlement can be taken away from us by the Social Security Administration. He was released in December of 2005 and we are still waiting for his settlement&July-2007) As far as I am concerned, the Work Comp Insurance company should be paying us interest on OUR money. Also, Kansas, you should be thoroughly ashamed of the way you treat Kansas workers.

Also, any of you policitians who go along with this should be strung up like the "horse thieves" you are. Just sign me as thoroughly disgusted with the injustice applied to the VICTIMS of the Kansas workers compensation system.