Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
We can all agree on something – No one – and I mean NO ONE – thinks PPACA aka Obamacare is the perfect solution to the health care insurance, cost, and quality mess. Liberals decry it for the failure to … Continue reading Ideological blinders, work comp, and Obamacare – part 9 of 9
Read More...I’m thinking we aren’t going to get this done in 9 posts…but your attention span will likely wane long before we finish figuring out the impact of PPACA on work comp. For today, we’re going to finish up on comparative … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – Part 8 of 9
Read More...Last week we briefly discussed a few ways PPACA may affect quality of care; this morning it’s a bit about outcomes research. To see what this has to do with comp, skip to the last couple paragraphs below. PPACA aka … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – part 7 of 9
Read More...Quality of care – will it increase or decrease as a result of Obamacare? That is a major concerns among those work comp professionals tuned in to health reform, as well it should be. For quality of care, it depends … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – Part 6 of 9; quality of care
Read More...We are now getting into the meat of the matter; we are not going to get health care costs under control and quality improved without major structural change in the health care delivery and financing “system”. Several components of PPACA … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – Part 5 of 9
Read More...After a brief diversion yesterday to focus on breaking news and research, it’s back to the impact of health reform on comp, with today’s post delving in to cost-shifting. Cost-shifting is a general term for provider behavior involving seeking more … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – part 4 of 9; cost shifting
Read More...There are (at least) two additional implications of more people and more workers covered by health insurance; cost-shifting, and access to care. Each is deserving of careful and thorough consideration; for now we’ll touch on the highlights and leave a … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – part 3 of 9
Read More...Monday we kicked off the discussion of the impact of PPACA/Obamacare/health reform on workers’ comp with a review of the (very limited) direct impact of reform on comp. Today it’s the the impact of increased group and Medicaid insurance coverage on … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – Part 2 of 9
Read More...The closer we get to January, the more interest there is in how health reform, aka PPACA, aka Obamacare will affect workers’ comp. In a meeting with a dozen industry executives last week the issue garnered much attention – as … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp; Part 1 of 9
Read More...With President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court all but confirmed, there are huge implications for healthcare. If the Court rules the ACA/Obamacare is unconstitutional, “a host of provisions may be eliminated” including: protections for people with pre-existing conditions, subsidies … Continue reading If the Supreme Court kills “Obamacare”
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