GENDER BIAS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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WOMEN'S WORKPLACE INJURIES

 

 

 

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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

 

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