Second installment of NYT series on workers' compensation

Read N.R. Kleinfield's story, "Exams of Injured Workers Fuel Mutual Mistrust." The excerpt that follows is about independent medical exams of workers seeking benefits:

The independent exams are designed to flush out workers who exaggerate injuries or get unnecessary care, and there is no question that some of that goes on. As a check on what a worker’s doctor determines, insurers are allowed to order an ostensibly neutral exam by a doctor they select and pay for. They do so regularly, with more than 100,000 exams conducted each year.

Read yesterday's installment in this series here.