Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Senate Republicans are set to release their revised American Health Care Act today – here’s what we know about their version, and what to watch for. An excellent summary is here. Medicaid – the biggest, most significant, and most important … Continue reading The Senate version of AHCA – What to watch for
Read More...Here’s the rest of my interview with Keith Newton, Concentra CEO. Part 1 is here. MCM – How has the market reacted to the launch of telemedicine? Newton – Early adopters are coming on board; like other new services in … Continue reading Concentra’s telemedicine move – part 2
Read More...Here’s the quick summary of the Republican bill. Lots of details here. Net is the bill attempts to give states much more leeway in establishing and regulating health insurance policies and programs – sort of returning to the world we … Continue reading What’s in the House version of AHCA?
Read More...A few items of interest from the workers’ comp world… The sale of Mitchell proceeds, with multiple sources indicating four finalists have been selected. Word is one is a strategic, or industry buyer, while the rest are investment firms. Given … Continue reading Latest news from the work comp world
Read More...GOP Representatives are being strong-armed by President Trump and wooed by House leadership, and nowhere is the stress more intense then where I live – upstate New York. While Trump blusters and leadership cajoles, wheedles, and bribes, Katko, Tenney, Faso … Continue reading ACA Deathwatch: Damned if they do…or don’t
Read More...The work comp meme is our industry is always 20 years behind the rest of the world. Of late, that’s been overly optimistic, as insurers actually turn the clock back even further as they adopt tried-and-failed methods of buying medical … Continue reading Some work comp payers are committing suicide
Read More...The evidence is piling up; ACA is strongly associated with lower work comp premiums. Almost a year ago I attributed improvements in work comp’s medical expense trend to ACA; now, the impact is being seen in improving combined ratios particularly … Continue reading Health reform and Work Comp – more data is coming in
Read More...There’s lots of news out there about the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the Republican healthcare reform bill known as AHCA; we’ll narrowly focus on what passage of AHCA would mean for workers’ comp – and highlight what’s missing from every … Continue reading AHCA, CBO, and Workers’ Comp
Read More...Good morning all – it’s going to be a busy day in health reform land – so here’s the latest. Republicans have released their long-secret healthcare plans; don’t get all excited as it’s going nowhere, mostly because Congressional Republicans aren’t … Continue reading ACA Deathwatch – (some) Republicans reveal their bill
Read More...Boston’s always beautiful in March – some days are even more beautiful than others. No better place for the annual gathering of the work comp geeks – myself included aka the WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference. The kickoff session … Continue reading WCRI – Congressional perspectives
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