Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
We are in the midst of a national pandemic, where: 3 million of us have been infected; over 20 million have lost their jobs, and likely their health insurance; many states – including those hardest hit – haven’t expanded Medicaid, … Continue reading Help me understand…
Read More...Hospitals are drowning in red ink. In many states, workers’ comp is the lifeline. Privately-insured patients are avoiding hospitals while those facilities have spent huge dollars to buy PPE, make modifications, and ensure they are ready for a COVID19 patient … Continue reading It’s the facility costs, folks.
Read More...Things that are keeping me awake at night (besides the normal problems associated with being a 61 year old guy) The number of people without health insurance will increase – a lot, driven by: 10 million have lost their jobs … Continue reading Life after COVID – desperate times, desperate measures
Read More...Healthcare is the central issue in the 2020 election. If Republicans are able to keep healthcare out of the conversation, they win. If Democrats make healthcare THE issue, they win – with one big caveat. Insurers and hospitals are making … Continue reading The Healthcare Election
Read More...Two Republican-appointed judges on a Federal appeals court struck down a key provision of the ACA. So what? Well, if you or a family member are a bit heavy, have high blood pressure, are pre-diabetic, had a bout of cancer, … Continue reading The ACA is ruled un-Constitutional, which means….what?
Read More...AARP has rather strange positions on drug prices and healthcare costs. AARP positions itself as an advocate for seniors (and no, while I’m eligible, I’m not a member). The latest PR effort by the huge organization touts its lobbying to … Continue reading AARP, healthcare costs and drug prices
Read More...Back from a week’s holiday with my wonderful wife in France; Paris, Mont St Michel and Normandy. A few not-surprising impressions… it’s awfully hard to find a bad meal in France public transit is really, really good what is “old” … Continue reading What I missed, and fashion statements for safety professionals
Read More...Debtwire reported (subscription required) yesterday that multiple sources indicated work comp medical services firm One Call has retained Centerview Partners “as liquidity tightens, covenant hurdles loom.” Centerview, an investment bank with extensive experience in the workers’ comp service industry, will … Continue reading One Call reportedly retains investment bank
Read More...The takeaway from the American Hospital Association’s “study” of hospital mergers is NOT that mergers are good for patients, employers, and taxpayers. It is that all of us should be skeptical readers of research conducted/paid for by entities that have … Continue reading No, hospital mergers do NOT reduce your costs
Read More...Middle class voters can’t afford healthcare. Total health insurance cost for the average family with employer-sponsored coverage is over $22,000 annually. Even families that have coverage are being crushed by costs not covered by insurance. lawsuits keep the “Debt and … Continue reading Three reasons we’ll have major healthcare reform by 2025
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