Summarize briefly the problems most widely associated with workers' compensation

What will be an ideal response?


Although the cost of workers' compensation is increasing steadily, the amount of compensation going to injured workers is often disturbingly low. In a given year, if workers' compensation payments in the United States amount to around $27 billion (which is typical), $17 billion of this goes to benefits. Almost $10 billion is taken up by medical costs.
The most fundamental problem with workers' compensation is that it is not fulfilling its objectives. Lost income is not being adequately replaced, the number of accidents has not decreased, and the effectiveness of cost allocation is questionable. Clearly, the final chapter on workers' compensation has not yet been written.

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