Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The California Applicant Attorney’s Association says there’s a BIG problem with UR in California, and a recent analysis by CWCI is flawed and inaccurate. I don’t see it. Greg Jones’ piece in yesterday’s edition of WorkCompCentral digs deep into the … Continue reading UR in California’s a BIG problem…or not
Read More...Only the thoroughly nerdy (and yes that includes your intrepid reporter) stuck around for the final session, a WCRI research sampler based on their CompScope research database for lost time claims from 2008-2011. It’s not just medical benefits that vary wildly … Continue reading WCRI’s research wrap-up
Read More...A family matter required my full attention last week, which was why you didn’t see any new posts on Managed Care Matters. A lot happened which we’ll reprise here quickly. Alex Swedlow of CWCI published another report on the ongoing … Continue reading What happened last week?
Read More...This afternoon I was a lunch time speaker at the IAIABC Conference in St Louis, where I was asked to opine on the chances of a major Federal incursion into the (mostly) state regulated world of work comp. I’ve noted … Continue reading The Federalization of Workers Comp – seriously?
Read More...The ongoing and far-from-resolved debate about whether or not health reform will erduce costs has generated lots of fear-mongering, wildly inflated claims, and far too little intelligent discussion. Jonathan Cohn’s attempt to add a bit more intelligence to that discussion … Continue reading Health reform and Medicare cost reduction
Read More...Well, the GOP says repealing health reform will save $700 billion, while Nancy Pelosi (D CA) says it reform will save $1.3 trillion. Who’s right? Surprise! Neither. FactCheck’s take is the CBO’s projection that repealing reform would add $230 billion … Continue reading The cost – or savings – of repealing reform
Read More...Yes, it’s true. And if he wasn’t a half-bubble off plumb when he started, he certainly was after spending a few years behind his desk at a workers comp insurer. Franz Kafka worked for the Workers Accident Insurance Company, and … Continue reading Kafka was a work comp attorney
Read More...The news has been full of reports about the recovery of insurance giant AIG, the once-mighty largest insurer in the world that crashed and burned when a tiny subsidiary gambled wildly and lost very, very big. After the crash, the … Continue reading Why the AIG bailout was critical
Read More...Eight months ago I reported AIG was buying business – slashing prices for property and casualty insurance coverage in an effort to hold on to current customers and hopefully land a bit of new business. Now comes a report from … Continue reading The implications of AIG’s price cutting
Read More...Paraphrasing Sen Ron Wyden (D OR) produces the most accurate soundbite description of the House’ health reform bill. Is this the best we can do? If the answer is yes, we’re in deeper trouble than even I thought. I’m really … Continue reading Big on health, light on reform
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