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What is Workers' Compensation Self-insurance?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Market failures including adverse selection issues, information asymmetries and externalization of social and other costs lead to government market interventions in most jurisdictions. In North America and Australia, the intervention of choice was workers’ compensation. This model is not limited to government employers.

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

.); "total amount paid to employees over a period," hence, via records-keeping, "list of employees receiving pay." [ See [link] ] Today, the word “payroll” more often than not refers to the department or system that manage employer costs for a range of employee compensation components.

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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. Public spending refers to spending from governments and public agencies. Spending by your privately-purchased extended health or dental plan is also considered private. In my view, this would be a mistake.