Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
There are two leads to this story – FairIsaac confirming what we reported yesterday (their bill review unit was sold to Mitchell International), and an amazingly over-the-top example of corporatespeak. We’ll do the serious stuff first. The bill review unit … Continue reading UPDATE – FairIsaac confirms sale
Read More...Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist (R) has proposed a stripped-down health plan with coverage for the basics – physician visits, emergency care, hospitalizations, and drugs, for $150 a month. He’s not setting the benefits, but rather proposing that commercial insurers develop … Continue reading Florida’s version of health reform
Read More...in the property/casualty industry probably occurred earlier this year. The latest numbers indicate premium growth is flat and profitability is down, albeit from a stratospheric level. The flat premium growth is especially troubling as it coincided with a period of … Continue reading The top of the cycle
Read More...I’ve always been a ‘non-advocate’ of tight fee schedules and broad based discounted networks. Actually it’s a little more than that – I believe mandated across-the-board low fees are counterproductive, ill-conceived, harmful, and may actually increase costs while decreasing access … Continue reading What happens when a fee schedule goes up?
Read More...The workers comp insurance industry is booming – losses are down, profits are up, insurance rates are plummeting, and all is better-than-well. Fooled ya!
Read More...This morning we address the “if they have insurance, they’ll use it, which will drive up costs…and inevitably lead to rationing” reason to not favor universal coverage. I used to agree with the first part of the statement; the ‘moral … Continue reading Universal coverage is bad – Part Seven
Read More...I don’t have any statistics or studies to back this up, but after conversations with several large and medium workers comp payers it is apparent facility costs are on the rise. And the increase looks to be higher than projections, … Continue reading Workers comp facility costs on the rise
Read More...Texas just released workers comp medical payment data for 2005 and 2006. There’s some really great stuff here.
Read More...I met with quite a few managed care execs at RIMS, as well as several network vendors. There’s a disconnect between the two groups.
Read More...Return with us once again to the enlightened pens (ok, keyboards) of the policy wonks as they pass on their pragmatic, practical, and perspicacious prose to you, dear reader, in this publication of HWR.
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