Federal and State Compensation Plans
Refer to Ch. 12 of Medical Insurance: A Revenue Cycle Process Approach (8th ed.). Review the information about Worker’s Compensation on the U.S. Department of Labor website. Write a 150- to 350-word response to each of the following prompts. Be clear and concise, use complete sentences, and explain your answers using specific examples. Describe the features of the four federal workers’ compensation plans and the two types of state workers’ compensation benefits. Explain why it is necessary to have federal and state compensation plans. Consider the following: Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act Federal Black Lung Program.