As long as workers and employers fight about claims, lawyers for both sides make money.
Doctors treating workers make money.
If the system worked better, they might make less. Doctors, chiropractors, psychiatrists, physical therapists and hospitals get nearly 25 percent of all money the agency spends each year. The board rules on benefits from diseases caused by dust in coal mines and glass factories. Workers' Compensation generally pays health-care providers less than private insurance companies do. But many got paid handsomely.