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Is workers’ compensation spending on healthcare significant? Would a "single-payer" system make a difference?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Healthcare spending is a big part of the economy National spending on healthcare is difficult to compare across economies but may be expressed relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or as an average cost per person (see [link] for comparisons based on 2015 data). See the G overnment Employees Compensation Act ].