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Health Care Law Could Have Positive, Negative Workers' Comp Consequences

Health care reform legislation is expected to have some impact on workers' compensation costs, but those impacts should be gradual and reflected in normal ratemaking processes, Swiss Re said in a recent report.

By Phil Gusman | Updated on December 02, 2010

NU Online News Service, Dec. 3, 3:26 p.m. EST

Health care reform legislation is expected to have some impact on workers’ compensation costs, but those impacts should be gradual and reflected in normal ratemaking processes, Swiss Re said in a recent report.

The report, “The Impact of U.S. Health Care Reform on Workers’ Compensation and Other Casualty Lines,” noted that the reforms are not specifically directed at the workers’ comp system and that some provisions are not applicable to workers’ comp.

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