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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Regardless of the workers’ compensation insurance arrangement (private insurer, exclusive public state or provincial workers’ compensation board) the healthcare expenditures by workers’ compensation systems are relatively small compared to the total national spending on healthcare.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

In 2016, he enrolled in New Jersey's medical marijuana program, both as a means of pain management and to overcome an opioid addiction. In October 2016, claimant began treatment with a pain management specialist. Public Health Law article 23, title V-a, also referred to as New York’s Compassionate Care Act. 3d 825 (2021)].