What Can Workers Compensation Learn From Group Medical Insurance?
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states were selected to represent some variety of physician cost controls in the workers compensation system. Price-per-service comparisons are based on market baskets of professional services for five injuries that are of particular importance to workers compensation. Comparisons of the overall cost of treating injuries, incorporating prices per service, number of services, and mix of services, are based on 12 diagnostic groups of injury. What Can Workers Compensation Learn From Group Medical Insurance?
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