Fighting fraud in workers' comp. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Blakely, Stephen
  • Source:
    Nation's Business. Apr98, Vol. 86 Issue 4, p14. 8p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PREVENTION of insurance crimes; WORKERS' compensation; COST
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on workers' compensation fraud. The increased aggression by the insurance industry in combating all types of workers' compensation fraud; The crackdown on fraud as a major reason why costs have been falling; Differing ways that insurance fraud hurts people and businesses; Expense of insurance fraud; How workers' compensation works; Claimant Fraud; Insurer fraud; Premium fraud; Provider fraud; Future efforts for fighting fraud. INSETS: A crisis past;Cooking up a workers' comp disaster;What you can do.