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Most of the costs of occupational disease are not covered by workers' compensation. First, the authors estimated the deaths and costs for all occupational disease in 1999, using epidemiological studies. Among the greatest contributors were job-related cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and circulatory disease. Second, the authors estimated the number of workers' compensation cases, costs, and deaths for 1999, using data from up to 16 states representing all regions of the country. Unlike the epidemiological studies that emphasized fatal diseases, the workers' compensation estimates emphasized nonfatal diseases and conditions like tendonitis and hernia. Comparisons of the epidemiological and workers' compensation estimates suggest that in 1999, workers' compensation missed roughly 46,000 to 93,000 deaths and 8 billion US dollars to 23 billion US dollars in medical costs. These deaths and costs represented substantial cost shifting from workers' compensation systems to individual workers, their families, private medical insurance, and taxpayers (through Medicare and Medicaid). Designing policies to reduce the cost shifting and its associated inefficiency will be challenging.
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PMID:Occupational disease and workers' compensation: coverage, costs, and consequences. 1559 47

The article investigates factors associated with occupational disease among Georgian dance studio students. The problem of work-related neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders is outlined. Reiterating and stereotypical movements cause tension of specific muscles, constrained body, monotonous work, and emotional tension lead to occupational support-motor apparatus disorders. The aim of the work is to study the health status of Georgian dance studio students. 254 Georgian dance studio students were examined. It was found that pathology of cardio-vascular, respiratory and digesting systems was more frequent among male students than females; musculoskeletal disorders were common only among the girls. 1/3 of girls with disorder of musculoskeletal system had inborn dysplasia of hip joint bones. In three male students hernia had developed during the first year of the study.
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PMID:[Factors associated with the health status of Georgian dance studio students]. 1840 Oct 58