Author
Soohoo; Nelson F. ; Wynn; Barbara O. ; Caloyeras; John P.
Year
2014
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Language
English
Pages
7
Last Update
20-May-2026
Keywords
Health Sciences ; Law
California’s workers’ compensation (WC) system provides medical care and wage-replacement benefits to workers suffering on-the-job injuries and illnesses. An injured worker is entitled to receive all medical care reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of his or her injury. The term “payer” refers to the entity that is paying for medical care provided to an injured worker. It is usually a commercial insurer that provides WC coverage to an employer or a self-insured employer.
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