Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
We Americans pay much more for drugs than anyone else. Those very high prices are a major contributor to increasing health insurance premiums and Federal and state budgets. Across the political spectrum, Americans support more government regulation of drug pricing. … Continue reading Drug prices and the power of consensus.
Read More...A couple weeks back NCCI released information about its annual survey of work comp execs. About 100 participated in the survey; some of the results were a bit surprising. Execs were asked about their “concerns” re workers’ comp…frankly I found … Continue reading NCCI’s executive survey…what medical inflation??
Read More...A couple subscribers have been pushing back on my take on inflation; essentially their position is that “real people” (as opposed to “fake people”?) are suffering from pocketbook issues, issues that I do not understand. Well…lets – very briefly – … Continue reading What’s REALLY going on with inflation?
Read More...MedRisk and Medata just announced the former has acquired the latter. Pretty interesting move…note I’ve worked with Medata in the past and worked with Medrisk for decades – and still do. The official release is below – here’s my take. … Continue reading MedRisk acquires Medata
Read More...Yikes! A year has passed (good riddance!), and it’s time to own up to how I did on my annual predictions for workers’ comp – and stuff that will drive WC. A view inside HSA’s intergalactic headquarters’ predictive analytics department… … Continue reading Predictions for 2023…how’d I do?
Read More...Ametros just sold for $350 million in cash, a rather stunning haul for the MSA administrators’ owners. There’s a lot detail on how and why Ametros’ value was that high in the interview below, Along with the Carisk recap, this … Continue reading The Ametros deal – details and perspective
Read More...Good news Monday starts with this from the Economist, a beacon of objectivity (reformatted for clarity): a steady stream of better-than-expected data has left analysts scrambling to lift their forecasts. New orders for manufacturing firms reached their highest in nine months … Continue reading Good news Monday – a growing economy, higher wages for workers, and care for the homeless
Read More...I wrote the post below 4 years ago…and I’m heartbroken that it’s truer now than it was back then. Our daughter went to school near Lewiston…I’m heartened that she graduated years ago and guilt-ridden that other parents and family are … Continue reading Awful news Friday
Read More...If pregnant moms are vaccinated their babies were less likely to die, get very sick, or end up in the NICU (neonatal ICU) than unvaccinated mom’s babies… That’s the findings from a very large Canadian study just published. But wait…there’s … Continue reading COVID vaccines’ impact on newborns
Read More...This email arrived earlier this week; I really enjoyed your newsletters until you started showing your political side; It’s unfortunate that you had to make that known to your audience. I’ll leave aside the fact that I’ve been “showing my … Continue reading Walls or windows?
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