With the change in political landscape, it’s nearly impossible to predict how new legislation will impact workers’ comp claims and expenses. Even when information is readily available, it’s difficult to guess how new healthcare legislation will affect workers’ comp costs. Workers’ comp claims and costs have slowed as more Americans have obtained health insurance in recent years, according to some reports. However, other reports claim that the Affordable Care Act could cause “case shifting”, sending hundreds of millions of dollars in costs from group health to workers’ compensation. Now, with a new political environment and information not being readily available, people in the health insurance sector are waiting with bated breath. Read the entire article in Risk & Insurance by Roberto Ceniceros here.