Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 23, 2020
The “Unknown” occupational disease risk in workers’ compensation When workers’ compensation systems started a century ago, the focus was “industrial accidents”. page U47] Over time, most workers’ compensation systems adapted to include coverage for occupational diseases. This limitation was noted at the time.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 12, 2019
Private funding includes out-of-pocket healthcare spending by individuals on medical supplies and services, co-pays or deductibles. Using data from a number of sources, workers’ compensation spending on healthcare accounts for approximately 1% to 2% of total national healthcare spending in the US, Canada and Australia.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
AUGUST 22, 2019
Some states allow for employer deductibles, effectively a form of self-insurance. Some Australian jurisdictions require employers pay the initial time-loss compensation and medical costs before workers’ compensation takes over, although the amounts and durations vary by jurisdiction. There are other employer costs.
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