Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
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...There’s a LOT of good news today… The House finally approved a massive aid bill for Ukraine – and the aid is already flowing – hallelujah. Several encouraging takeaways… It was bipartisan, with strong support from both parties (who’da thought??) … Continue reading Good news Friday – Ukraine, more insurance coverage, and 54 years in jail for work comp fraud.
Read More...Over the last two decades work comp bill review has A) changed a lot and B) remained stagnant. Both things are true… Here’s the top takeaways from our just-released Survey of Workers’ Comp Bill Review (public version is available here; respondents received … Continue reading Work comp bill review – the state of the industry
Read More...After 10 days away from the keyboard – family vacation in Mexico and gravel bike race in California – it’s back at it. shockingly the world kept turning while I was unplugged… The estimable Charles Gaba has just updated his analysis … Continue reading Monday update…insurance coverage, hurting hospitals, and work comp medical trend
Read More...The National Academy of Social Insurance has just released its latest report on workers’ compensation. This is required reading for any serious student of work comp; it’s stuffed with insights just waiting for you. Here’s a few. Note – COVID’s … Continue reading The state of workers’ comp
Read More...Looking forward to next week’s National Comp Conference, sort of old home week for the WC industry. A few sessions caught my eye… Ceil Jung and Sylvia Sacalis will be discussing infectious diseases in the workplace Wednesday at 11 am … Continue reading Prepping for the National Comp Conference
Read More...As we march thru the list of big bigger and likely gonna-be-biggest WC services entities, we are now at the single service providers. This won’t take much time. Conduent is the leader in market share in workers’ comp bill review … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – comments on Conduent
Read More...Yesterday’s intro to the coming consolidation in workers’ comp services identified 7 entities – Mitchell/Genex/Coventry (MGC), Paradigm, Conduent, Optum Workers’ Comp, OneCall, ExamWorks and MedRisk (HSA consulting client) that might will be the last one(s) – standing when the music … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – PE vs Corporate owners
Read More...70,000+ small businesses have permanently closed their doors. The demise of big retailers has accelerated, with JCPenney, Men’s Wearhouse, and Brooks Brothers all entering bankruptcy. Prom wear companies were also hit hard, with Occasion Brands also a victim. The airline … Continue reading COVID’s fallout for workers comp – the picture gets clearer
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