Social security systems around the world exist primarily to protect workers and their dependents from a loss of income or dire financial strain when unexpected life events occur—be they retirement, disability, death, or workplace injury. One vital facet of social security is the provision of medical benefits when an employment injury occurs. These injuries may be sudden (like an accident on the job site) or develop over time (as in certain types of occupational illnesses). Either way, the common goal remains the same: to ensure that employees have some form of financial safety net for the costs of medical treatment arising from work-related injuries, as well as for the potential loss of income that accompanies such incidents. In many jurisdictions, an integral part of social security revolves around compensating for wage losses and providing medical care for those who are injured in the course of their employment. Whether it is...