Workers' compensation provides insurance against job-related injuries, but one-third to one-half of injured workers choose not to file. Previous analysts have presumed this to result in part from private health insurance, an alternative source of health care that may discourage insured workers...

About half of injured workers choose not to file workers' compensation claims. This is thought to result from their use of health insurance instead of workers' compensation. However, the data suggest that insured workers are actually less likely to file than their more vulnerable uninsured...

Workplace injuries and illnesses are an important cause of disability. State workers' compensation programs provide almost $60 billion per year in cash and medical-care benefits for those injuries and illnesses. Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) is the largest disability insurance...