Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The blogosphere’s view of the Supreme Court decision is nuanced, insightful, and often surprising. Following up on our late Thursday night report on initial reactions to the decision, this is a quick tour of “the best of” posts over the … Continue reading SCOTUS on health reform – the bloggers respond – Part Two
Read More...[see update below] Now that the Supreme Court has handed down the final word on the PPACA, we can stop speculating and start thinking thru how it will effect workers comp. Overall, this is good news. That may not sit … Continue reading UPDATE – Health reform, the Supreme Court decision and workers comp
Read More...Health Wonk Review is hosting a special edition today compiling the views of the health bloggers on the Supreme Court’s decision on PPACA. By now all know the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act by the narrowest of margins, with … Continue reading SCOTUS on health reform – the bloggers respond
Read More...Anthem workers comp bill review, UR, and case management businesses will be/has been sold to ISG, owner of Stratacare and Bunch. The deal has been in the works for some time, with customer discussions occurring over the last couple weeks. … Continue reading Anthem work comp’s selling, ISG/Stratacare’s buying
Read More...There’s too much legal precedence at stake, too many years of “settled” law, too much potential disruption to the legal system for the Supreme Court to reject the individual mandate portion of the PPACA. That’s the general consensus of legal … Continue reading The insurance mandate will not be overturned
Read More...Trying something new in this fortnight’s edition of Health Wonk Review – instead of grouping contributions by topic, we’ll take them as they come – just like we encounter them on the web – and at the end, I’ll try … Continue reading Streaming Health Wonk Review
Read More...Coventry Health announced their full-year 2011 results this morning; I’d have to sum it up as quite positive, driven primarily by big Medicaid and Medicare revenue increases. There’s no question where management is focused – with CMS programs accounting for … Continue reading Coventry’s 2011 financial results
Read More...With the release of WCRI’s latest report – this on on outpatient facility surgery costs – I’ll have to leave the next and last wave of crystal ball gazing to tomorrow. That’ll ensure it has a full charge before I … Continue reading Work Comp Outpatient facility costs – the summary
Read More...There’s a lot happening in the work comp industry: a hardening market; frequency ticking up; consolidation/mergers/acquisitions and buyouts; legislative and regulatory changes; and management moves. And all this against the backdrop of a very big election year. So here’s what … Continue reading What’s going to happen in workers comp this year?
Read More...I’m all about accountability – and that means each year I have to report how I did on my predictions for the preceding twelve months. Not always a happy time, especially when it’s one of those “learning experiences.”. Yep, it’s … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – how’d I do?
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