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This chapter describes a prospective payment system for workers’ compensation benefits, modeled on the DRG system which is used for paying hospitals.
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Lambrinos, J., Johnson, W.G. (1988). Disability Related Categories: An Alternative to Wage Loss Benefits for Injured Workers. In: Borba, P.S., Appel, D. (eds) Workers’ Compensation Insurance Pricing. Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance, and Economic Security, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7789-2_3
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