Issues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system / / Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia Haviland.

• Superior document: Occasional paper
• Author: Greenberg, Michael D., 1969-
• TeilnehmendeR: Haviland, Amelia.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Occasional paper.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (81 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Pennsylvania's workers' compensation system was the subject of legislative changes in the 1990's and again in 2004 and 2006, changes that were partly a response to rising workers? compensation costs over the preceding 30 years. In this paper, Greenberg and Haviland examine the performance of the commonwealth's workers? compensation system and the issues it faces, focusing particularly on benefits and compensation, workplace safety, medical care, and dispute resolution. The authors review the published research and the available data on workers? compensation in Pennsylvania, and they supplement

Table of Contents

Introduction. Workers' compensation in Pennsylvania : overview and recent history. Investigating Workers' compensation policy in Pennsylvania -- Benefits, employer costs, and compensation. Benefits and employer costs. Compensation and return to work -- Safety. Summary background on workplace safety regulation and policies. Workplace safety performance in Pennsylvania. Safety compliance and response to policy initiatives -- Medical care. Performance on cost and outcomes. Worker satisfaction, access to care, and physical outcomes. Policies in Workers' compensation medical care. Networks and panel access. Fee schedule. Utilization review and disputes over medical billing -- Dispute resolution. Performance of dispute resolution system in Pennsylvania. Policies in workers' compensation adjudication in Pennsylvania. Serial hearings -- Compromise & release. Mandatory mediation. Medical depositions vs. reports -- Discussion. Conclusions and recommendations.