A new CWCI study shows a sharp drop in the number of inpatient hospitalizations for California job injuries, including work-related back injuries, between 2002 and 2006, coinciding with the implementation of workers’ comp reforms and reductions in the number of reported work injuries.
Post-Reform Changes in Inpatient Hospital Use and Back Surgery
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