Rudy’s been silent on health care over the last few days. Could it be because he’s been hoist by his own petard?
Ezra Klein’s deep dive into Rudy’s flat out lies is well worth a perusal.
Nov
12
Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Year: 2007
Nov
12
Just when you think the health insurance industry just could not do anything more self-destructively stupid, they raise the bar.
From FierceHealthcare comes the news that HealthNet actually paid bonuses to staff based on how many claimant policies they could terminate.
Nov
8
You can’t cover the national comp conference without addressing the gorilla in the room – Coventry Workers’ Comp.
With capabilities in networks, bill review, pharmacy, case management, MSAs, Coventry touches/impacts most of the major payers, and a lot of the mid-tier and smaller ones as well. Here’s what I heard.
Nov
7
I’ve been remiss. After spending all day yesterday at meetings, giving a speech, and running into old friends and colleagues at the National Work Comp Conference there was just no time left for blogging.
Here’s the quick take from yesterday, with more detail to follow.
Continue reading The National Work Comp Conference – quick take
Nov
5
Market consolidation continues unabated…
Industry giant United Healthcare is acquiring Fiserv’s TPA and related businesses for $775 million in cash. The deal, slated to close either this quarter or next, does NOT include Fiserv’s third party biller operations.
Nov
2
Critics of universal coverage argue that it is unaffordable, that it will result in costs we can’t afford. Yet there is no correlation between universal coverage and high health care costs.
If universal coverage will result in higher costs, why do the countries with universal coverage spend at most two-thirds what we do?
Nov
1
And the winner of the “most bizarre workers comp accident of the day award” goes to; insurance company employee John Doe, who shot himself in the legs while sitting at his desk.
Nov
1
My vote for best edition of Health Wonk Review ‘EVER’ (say with teen female inflection) goes to Hank Stern for today’s version.
applause applause applause!
Nov
1
$150 billion.
That’s how much revenue that’s up for grabs if/when mandated universal coverage becomes law.
Oct
31
If GOP Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani had been a British resident, he may well have died of prostate cancer. At least that’s what he claims.
He’s wrong.