GENDER BIAS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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WOMEN'S WORKPLACE INJURIES



WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE VS. GROUP HEALTH:
CALIFORNIANS INJURED AT WORK GET SECOND-CLASS TREATMENT

COMP INSURERS DENY 1,748 TIMES AS MANY MEDICAL TREATMENTS

GROUP HEALTH PATIENTS WIN 61% OF MEDICAL CARE DENIAL APPEALS;
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PATIENTS LOSE 84% OF APPEALS

39 TIMES MORE MEDICAL CARE DENIAL APPEALS IN COMP

"medical cost containment" can cost more than the denied treatment

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2015