More and stronger evidence that ACA is reducing workers’ comp costs

Is the Affordable Care Act lowering workers’ comp medical costs? Sure looks that way. Data from NCCI’s 2016 AIS and HSA clients suggested ACA’s impact was positive and sustained.  Flat-to-declining total medical costs over a two-year period that coincided with … Continue reading More and stronger evidence that ACA is reducing workers’ comp costs

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ACA’s 20 million increase in insureds – implications for workers’ comp

That’s a bit of a misstatement; ACA alone is not responsible for increasing the number of insureds by some 20 million, but there’s no question it was the primary causal factor. Be that as it may, let’s examine who the newly-covered … Continue reading ACA’s 20 million increase in insureds – implications for workers’ comp

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“Obamacare”, Medicaid, and workers’ comp settlements

In a piece in Insurance Thought Leadership, misleading labeled “Obamacare Expands Into Workers’ Comp”, MaryRose Reaston asserts that The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was created to expand healthcare coverage. Unfortunately, the act has overstepped its bounds and will dip into the workers’ … Continue reading “Obamacare”, Medicaid, and workers’ comp settlements

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