RAND: ACA Expected To Decrease Workers’ Comp Payouts, Increase Medical Malpractice Claims
The Affordable Care Act likely will reduce annual automobile and workers' compensation insurance payouts by almost $900 million and $740 million, respectively, by 2016, according to a study by the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. However, the study also found that medical malpractice claims are expected to increase by $120 million annually under the ACA.
- "Reform Update: Obamacare Will Boost Malpractice Claims, RAND Study Says" (Demko, Modern Healthcare, 4/14).