Issues and Performance in the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation System

This title examines the performance of Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system, focusing on benefits and compensation, workplace safety, medical care, and dispute resolution. The authors find that the system performs fairly well relative to other states, but that it faces challenges in improving safety and in dealing with rising health care costs.The authors discuss future policy options, emphasizing the need for more and better performance data. It examines the performance of Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system, the major policy issues the system faces, and options that the commonwealth might consider to address these issues.