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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Trudy Millard Krause, DrPH, Dynamic Health Strategies, Inc. and University of Texas School of Public Health, 1009 Tall Pines Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546, 281-993-9887, trudykr@aol.com
Title: Rational Choice In Return To Work; The Issue Of Moral Hazard Introduction: Workers compensation benefits have been designed to protect the injured worker while he/she is unable to perform occupational functions. This session will review the financial, social, emotional/psychological, and familial “benefits” that an injured worker may perceive as disincentives to return to work. Rational Choice as applied to delayed return-to-work is a consideration of options and benefits; potentially a moral hazard. Methods: The discussion will focus on the concept of moral hazard as it applies to the rational decision process for an injured worker who is confronted with various disincentives to return to work. Examples will be given to demonstrate the conflict related to moral hazard. Key Issues: Relevant occupational health and public health issues include the ethics of moral hazard, injury and workers compensation benefits, social factors to health and recovery, and putting the public back in public health. Discussion: The presentation can be designed to fit a 60 minute session or it may be scaled down to fit a 20 minute session in a panel presentation.
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Keywords: Occupational Injury and Death, Workers' Compensation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.