NCCI: No Evidence That ACA Reduced Claims Filed on Mondays

The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it found no evidence that the Affordable Care Act reduced the number of workers’ compensation claims filed on Mondays. Slightly more workers’ compensation claims are filed on Monday than any other day of the week, and NCCI said it is hypothesized this is the result of workers filing claims for non-occupational injuries that occurred over the weekend. NCCI said there has also been speculation that the Affordable Care Act could reduce the number of non-work-related claims covered by comp, which would reduce the share of claims wit...