A not very good idea
Among the health reform plans likely to be considered is an expansion of Medicare, allowing non-seniors to “buy in” to Medicare. This is a bad idea.
Read More...Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Among the health reform plans likely to be considered is an expansion of Medicare, allowing non-seniors to “buy in” to Medicare. This is a bad idea.
Read More...There’s been a lot of news, non-news, and rumor about deals and transactions and changes in the work comp managed care industry floating around out there. As usual, for some of the rumors there’s a little basis in fact and … Continue reading The work comp rumor mill
Read More...Sedgwick CMS, one of the nation’s larger property and casualty TPAs, is getting even bigger. The company will be acquiring Comp Management Inc. (CMI) for just under $200 million. This marks the first expansion of Sedgwick since its sale to … Continue reading The smart money is buying TPAs
Read More...UPDATE – One of the most thoughtful, well-written, and best pieces on what health insurance is, what it ought to be, and the different philosophies about same was written by Malcolm Gladwell of The New Yorker last year and subsequently … Continue reading UPDATE – Moral hazard and its impacts defined
Read More...Reports out of Washington indicate Pres. Bush’s plans to expand HSAs by increasing the amount individuals can set aside tax-free are not gaining much traction on Capitol Hill. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R Nebraska) and other Republicans are not in favor … Continue reading Bush’s problems – HSAs, Medicare, and Congress
Read More...President Bush’s health care reform efforts appear to focus on expansion of Health Savings Accounts. I’m not sure how that reforms health care; it does have some impact on health care financing by switching some of the reimbursement from insurers … Continue reading Bush on health care reform
Read More...Pres. Bush is said to be shifting his domestic agenda to one featuring health care reform at the top of the priority list. According to California HealthLine’s synopsis of an article in the Wall Street Journal, “Bush likely will propose … Continue reading Bush’s focus on health care reform
Read More...These are wild times for the workers comp managed care industry. With Aetna’s recent announcement that they are expanding their workers comp network into additional states, it appears the big health plan is becoming a serious competitor for network business. … Continue reading The wild world of workers comp managed care
Read More...The investigations into broker/insurer malfeasance continued to make their presence felt last week, as Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced the expansion of the state’s charges against Marsh. Blumenthal, never one to avoid the limelight, said “We have uncovered powerful … Continue reading Marsh hammered again
Read More...It appears increasingly unlikely that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act will be renewed in its present form. A report filed by Treasury Sec. John Snow claims the robust economy is justification for its’ position that the Act is no longer … Continue reading TRIA – the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act’s future
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