Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
There’s much confusion, conflation, and outright nonsense out there about “Obamacare” and the implications and effects thereof, most of it based on a lack of understanding, and a lot of that seemingly willful. This was brought home in recent conversations … Continue reading Misunderstanding “Obamacare”
Read More...Instead I’ll be finishing ‘The Half has Never Been Told’, the most disturbing book I’ve ever read. Like many, or perhaps most, I’ve not taken Martin Luther King Day seriously in the past. When I had it off, I used … Continue reading I’m not working Monday
Read More...I’ve decided to split my predictions into work comp stuff (where I do most of my work) and health care stuff not directly related to work comp. Here’s my health care predictions… 1. Health care cost inflation will remain low. After … Continue reading 2015 health care predictions
Read More...Here’s what happened last week. First, the election. A thorough butt-kicking to be sure. Now, we will see if the two very distinct wings of the Republican party can work together. With almost all of the moderate Dems losing their elections, projected majority … Continue reading Monday catch-up
Read More...With big wins in the Senate, House, and governors’ races, the GOP is poised to push its policies – here’s a brief review of potential moves. For the next two years the GOP will be in charge of Congress where it … Continue reading The GOP wins big – now what?
Read More...Here’s a quick tour of what else happened this week… First, let’s just relax about Ebola. Yes, a physician in NYC – who treated patients in Africa – has come down with the disease. Yes, he traveled on the subway … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...We are starting to get some insight into how 10 million (plus or minus a couple million) newly-insured people will affect the health care delivery system. For years, we’ve been speculating about the impact of coverage expansion on care – Will … Continue reading Are the newly insured clogging the system?
Read More...While it may be a bit premature, I’d suggest it is never too soon to being thinking thru the potential implications of a deal of this magnitude. Let’s do a very quick review of market changes, then jump into … Continue reading The Apax-Coventry deal – implications aplenty
Read More...The dog days of August are upon us, and I’m going to be on vacation for most of next week, so there won’t be much activity at the Intergalactic HQ of Health Strategy Associates – or here for that matter. … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...The just-released report of the Medicare Actuary finds that hospital costs have been increasing at a historically low rate – below 1 percent – for the last four years. And that’s not likely to change. Medicare is pushing facilities to … Continue reading Great news for taxpayers may be bad news for workers’ comp
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