January 1, 2001
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The Workers' Compensation Health Initiative supported demonstration and evaluation projects that tested new models to contain costs and to improve the quality of health care received through workers' compensation programs. The program provided funding to state government agencies, employers, labor unions, insurers, health care providers and researchers who sought to launch and assess promising changes in the way medical care is delivered through workers' compensation programs.
August 1, 2001
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Program Result Report
The National Conference of State Legislatures educated legislators and legislative staffs, regulators and administrators about the health benefit component of workers' compensation, a system designed to care for workers who are injured on the job.
November 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
The National Conference of State Legislatures sponsored a symposium to bring together private and public policymakers to discuss key issues concerning 24-hour coverage, a program designed to control costs associated with workers' compensation and health care.
February 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
The University of Massachusetts Medical Center analyzed the existing system of providing medical care and payments for workplace illnesses and injuries to government employees under the Federal Employees Compensation Act and made recommendations for improvements.
March 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1996, the State of Oregon, Department of Insurance and Finance piloted programs to test an untried approach to contain medical costs, called "24-hour coverage."
June 1, 2008
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Program Result Report
From 1996 to 2000, researchers from the University of Washington evaluated a Washington state program that provided medical care for injured workers through managed care systems.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The State of New York Department of Civil Service created a single prescription card - called ONECARD Rx - that state workers could use for medications for their work- and non-work-related illnesses and injuries.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The Workers' Compensation Health Initiative supported demonstration and evaluation projects that tested new models to contain costs and to improve the quality of health care received through workers' compensation programs.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Center further developed and replicated an existing community-based coalition that provides health care to injured workers in rural Clinton County, called the North Country On the Job Network.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
From 1997 to 1998, staff at the Minnesota Health Partnership designed and evaluated a model blending the best components of general health and workers' compensation medical care.