%0 Journal Article
%T Who pays for agricultural injury care?
%J Journal of agromedicine
%D 2010
%A Costich, Julia
%V 15
%N 1
%P 54-57
%X Analysis of 295 agricultural injury hospitalizations in a single state's hospital discharge database found that workers' compensation covered only 5% of the inpatient stays. Other sources were commercial health insurance (47%), Medicare (31%), and Medicaid (7%); 9% were uninsured. Estimated mean hospital and physician payments (not costs or charges) were $12,056 per hospitalization. Nearly one sixth (16%) of hospitalizations were either unreimbursed or covered by Medicaid, indicating a substantial cost-shift to public funding sources. Problems in characterizing agricultural injuries and states' exceptions to workers' compensation coverage mandates point to the need for comprehensive health coverage.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1059-924X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10599240903389714