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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Private funding includes out-of-pocket healthcare spending by individuals on medical supplies and services, co-pays or deductibles. The healthcare of military vets, grants for medical research and public medical insurance typically fall into the public spending category. In my view, this would be a mistake.

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The cost of these coverages may be shared with the employees (with worker contributions deducted from the wages or salary) but are otherwise a form of earnings, providing value that a worker might otherwise have to purchase. What’s Reportable as Payroll for Workers’ Compensation? This is typically the maximum insurable earnings.