24-HOUR COVERAGE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE

被引：7

作者：

BAKER, LC

KRUEGER, AB

机构：

[1] Department of Economics, Princeton University, Princeton NJ

来源：

HEALTH AFFAIRS | 1993年 / 12卷

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D O I：

10.1377/hlthaff.12.suppl_1.271

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

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摘要：

Workers' compensation insurance provides cash benefits and health care for workers who are injured on the job. This DataWatch considers the costs and benefits of combining the health insurance component of workers' compensation with universal health insurance, creating a twenty-four-hour coverage plan. The paper documents a large potential savings from twenty-four-hour coverage: Workers' compensation medical charges are about twice as high as diose for comparable off-work injuries. This disparity seems to result from price discrimination and lack of cost controls in workers' compensation. Twenty-four-hour coverage, however, may be difficult to implement.

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页码：271 / 281

页数：11