Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
I watched Sen. John Mccain’s victory speech Tuesday night, listening as he trudged thru assaults on his opposition’s likely positions on issues ranging from Iraq to taxes. He then made one of the least intelligent ad I’ll-founded claims I’ve heard … Continue reading McCain’s beltway blinders
Read More...The private equity and venture capital folks have been prowling around the WC managed care world for a couple of years now, looking for opportunities to invest their hard-solicited cash. Firms have invested in PBMs (MSC and Cypress Care), bill … Continue reading So, you want to invest in workers comp managed care?
Read More...This is a two-part answer. Both have essentially identical cost containment mechanisms. But will these mechanisms have a material impact on costs? Here’s my take. Pools – both look to reduce administrative expenses by providing insurance thru and ‘managing’ insurers … Continue reading Which health plan controls costs, Obama’s or Clinton’s?
Read More...Despite the foaming at the mouth, gnashing of teeth and rending of hair by Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and the rest of the attack-dog right, the presumptive GOP Presidential nominee is John McCain. Unless he steps in front of a … Continue reading McCain, health care reform, and the voter
Read More...Medical costs are rising much faster in workers comp than in group health. Over the last ten years, WC medical trend has been going up more than twice as fast as overall medical inflation. Medical is now almost 60% of … Continue reading Workers comp payers’ deadly blind spot
Read More...For Coventry, 2007 was an excellent year. Total revenue (including group and medicare) came in just short of the $10 billion mark, the commercial group medical loss ratio (MLR) was a stellar 77.3%, and there was modest membership growth in … Continue reading Coventry work comp’s fourth quarter results
Read More...I’ve been meaning to get to this for weeks now – while I (and others) have reviewed and compared the two plans and parts thereof, I’ve yet to see a brief but (reasonably) comprehensive comparison. First, what these plans are … Continue reading How the Clinton and Obama health plans differ
Read More...My post on the GOP Presidential candidates and universal coverage elicited more than a few responses, most of which were cordial and helpful. Several took exception to the poll I cited (conducted by GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio’s firm) noting (accurately) … Continue reading UPDATE – What do Republicans really think about Universal coverage?
Read More...The US is either in a recession or about to be. What does that mean for workers’ comp? Broadly speaking, there are no studies that indicate WC costs decline as a result of recessions; in general costs tend to increase. … Continue reading What does the recession mean for workers comp?
Read More...Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, and Thompson are all opposed to health care reform measures that incorporate universal coverage. Tax breaks, high deductible plans, consumerism – all are fine, but no GOP presidential candidates support universal coverage. Why not? A majority … Continue reading Why don’t the GOP candidates want universal coverage?
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