@techreport{NBERw11855,
 title = "The Impact of Provider Choice on Workers' Compensation Costs and Outcomes",
 author = "David Neumark and Peter S. Barth and Richard Victor",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "11855",
 year = "2005",
 month = "December",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w11855",
 abstract = {We study how provider choice in workers' compensation cases affects costs and outcomes. When employees choose the provider, costs are higher and return-to-work outcomes are worse, while physical recovery is the same although satisfaction with medical care is higher. The higher costs and worse return-to-work outcomes associated with employee choice arise largely when employees selected a new provider, rather than a provider with whom the worker had a pre-existing relationship. The findings lend some support to recent policy changes limiting workers' ability to choose a provider with whom they do not have a prior relationship.},
}