ACA Risks to Workers' Comp Vary by State, Victor Says

By Peter Mantius, Senior ReporterBOSTON − The federal Affordable Care Act is more likely to disrupt workers’ compensation systems in Florida or Louisiana than in Minnesota or Colorado, due to a variety of supply and demand factors, Richard Victor, executive director of the Workers Compensation Research Institute, said Thursday.While it's not possible to predict with precision which states will see the most impact from the health care reform law, it is possible to identify likely risk factors, Victor told attendees on the closing day of WCRI’s annual conference.States with...