Do injured workers have access to the courts for benefit disputes?
Yes. Employees have extensive internal and external rights to appeal any benefit denial, including access to state and federal courts. Federal law prohibits mandatory, final
Yes. Employees have extensive internal and external rights to appeal any benefit denial, including access to state and federal courts. Federal law prohibits mandatory, final
Yes. There are thousands of workers’ compensation industry professionals who believe in and support Texas injury benefit programs. For example: Many sophisticated Fortune 500 risk
Yes. Independent studies of this competitive alternative to Texas workers’ compensation have already been conducted by Stanford University School of Law and other prominent, national
No. Texas employers have three choices: Opt-in to Workers’ Compensation – Traditional, statutory government-run workers’ compensation system Opt-in to QCARE – A responsible Texas injury
Yes. Texas injury benefit programs to workers’ compensation are saving money for federal and state governments not costing them money. Cost shifting to government programs
There are significant differences: Hyper-regulated, government-run workers’ compensation programs can cost a state tens of millions of taxpayer dollars every year to operate and the
First, Social Responsibility: Most Texas injury benefit employers take social responsibility very seriously. They commonly compete to be recognized locally and nationally as a “Best
No. Workers’ compensation reforms have historically tended to focus on reducing benefits, reducing physician reimbursements and narrowing compensability. Such reforms also commonly do little (if
This is an advantage for everyone, not a penalty. More immediate notice of injury has several important advantages for workers and employers. Prompt injury reporting
Yes.;Injury benefit plans include a promise to pay reasonable and necessary medical expenses.;Texas injury benefit programs commonly limit medical expense payments to a significant dollar
Texas has dropped from the 10th most expensive workers’ compensation system in the U.S. (in 2003) to ranking 43rd in terms of expense (in 2018) AND achieved better medical outcomes for injured workers.
No. The Texas workers’ compensation system relies on various exclusions and limitations on benefits, buried among hundreds of pages of statutes, rules, guidelines and court
The vast majority of workers’ compensation and Texas injury benefit program claims do not involve catastrophic injury. For these typical claims, all reasonable and necessary
No. Texas injury benefit programs have never been about reducing benefits to injured workers. Instead, they rely on better communication, accountability and medical management to
The sad truth is there are tragic stories under both workers’ compensation and Texas injury benefit programs. The questions everyone should be asking are: Which
No. Texas injury benefit programs are commonly reviewed on an ongoing basis, continually improving benefit entitlements and outcomes. Change in traditional workers’ compensation programs occurs
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Phone: (781) 876-8816
Email: [email protected]
Association for Responsible
Alternatives to Workers’
Compensation (ARAWC)
Association Manager
[email protected]
Government Affairs
Ryan Brannan
[email protected]
Media Inquiries
Jeff Crilley
Real News PR
[email protected]