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Monday, Mar 23 2009

Editorial: Health Costs Reason for Workers’ Comp Issues

A San Jose Mercury News editorial argues that "skyrocketing medical costs are the reason" a state advisory board recommended a 24.4% rate increase for workers' compensation insurance. The editorial states that "without comprehensive health care reform, it's hard to see that trend reversing."

"Editorial: Without Health Care Reform, California Workers' Comp Issues Will Continue" (San Jose Mercury News, 3/22).

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California Healthline is a service of the California Health Care Foundation produced by Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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