Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Consolidation among health systems and hospitals continues apace, and with it comes higher costs, more utilization, and longer disability durations. Get the details from WCRI’s much-watch webinar on the impact of vertical provider integration on prices, medical utilization and outcomes. … Continue reading Two major drivers of healthcare outcomes and costs – Consolidation and Medicaid expansion
Read More...Three pictures tell the story of the biggest problem in workers’ comp medical cost management. A reminder that facility costs are the biggest chunk of medical spend from Kaiser Family Foundation. A seemingly-unrelated graphic illustrating the status of Medicaid expansion; … Continue reading Hospital costs, Medicaid expansion, and workers’ comp
Read More...Too darn busy last week to get my usual 3-5 posts up…things are calming down this week so expect to see posts in your inbox. Followup on One Call; after the Debtwire article about OCCM debtholders organizing to prepare for … Continue reading Monday morning quick hits; OneCall, WCRI, and a correction/expansion
Read More...The fine folks at the Kaiser Foundation held a webinar on Medicaid expansion today; here are a few of the highlights I picked up… WA and MN showing significant increases in enrollment AR IL WV are enrolling via SNAP – … Continue reading Medicaid coverage expansion – status update
Read More...Lost in the political arguments over whether or not to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid is a rather basic question – what happens if you don’t expand Medicaid? This is especially important in states such as Florida and Texas, … Continue reading Medicaid expansion – waiting for the alternatives
Read More...As governors look more closely at the benefits – and costs (political and financial) of the Medicaid expansion slated to begin next January, more and more are deciding it isn’t such a bad thing after all. Ohio’s governor has been … Continue reading Medicaid expansion will…expand.
Read More...If Medicaid isn’t your business, you may be tempted to ignore the implications of the current kerfuffle over whether or not states should accept free money to expand Medicaid. That would be a mistake. As all-powerful and influential as Medicare … Continue reading The Medicaid expansion and political choice
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...For those I caught with my April Fool’s post…I hope you took it in the spirit in which it was intended… Okay, back to reality (oh no….) Hospital closures and cutbacks Another hospital in a non-Medicaid expansion state is closing … Continue reading Wednesday catch-up – data breach, hospital cutback, and the ACA 10 years on.
Read More...Medicaid Checking in on Medicaid…41 states have expanded Medicaid, and by dribs and drabs some of the holdouts are moving to do the same. Georgia may well be the next state to follow suit; a court recently ruled in favor … Continue reading Good news Friday – fixing past mistakes, more progress on Medicaid, and lower drug prices
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