Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The healthcare system is in perilous shape. The fourth wave of COVID is pushing many workers past exhaustion, anger and frustration to despair. If you are one of the anti-vaxxer, anti-mask, “personal freedom” people, this is on you. Healthcare workers … Continue reading Our healthcare system is breaking.
Read More...on WCRI’s 38th Annual Issues & Research Conference, March 16-17, 2022. Mid-March is a great time to be in Boston! Then again, pretty much anytime is. Register here. on NCCI’s latest update on claim frequency and severity – spoiler alert, … Continue reading Don’t miss out
Read More...The medical community is wrestling with ethical issues arising from vaccines. Simply put, should unvaccinated people infected with COVID be treated differently than the vaccinated? This isn’t just an academic exercise; here in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and … Continue reading Facts vs beliefs
Read More...Well. that was welcome indeed. Looks like the Dems in Congress have reached a deal on controlling (some) drug prices. As with all legislation, it is far from perfect, no one is particularly ecstatic, but then again, politics is the … Continue reading Big doings! and natural immunity vs vaccination
Read More...WCRI posted lots of excellent research, and topped it off with a webinar…I’ll be diving into these later this week, but for those chomping at the bit, here’s a brief summary. The research included a: Comprehensive analysis of New York’s … Continue reading What happened while some of us were in Las Vegas
Read More...Yes, attendance was way down. Yes, the exhibit hall was pretty quiet. Yes, it was really good to see old friends and colleagues, to re-connect and just smile at each other live, in person, and not in 2D. Yes, it … Continue reading National Work Comp – general impressions
Read More...Delta (my favorite airline) isn’t forcing employees to get vaccinated. It is charging the unvaxxed more for health insurance. Ochsner Health system in Louisiana is following suit, adding the same surcharge for spouses or partners that are not vaxxed in … Continue reading Sticks, carrots, and vaccinations
Read More...Let’s spend a minute on all things workers’ comp – and one COVID note. First up, the fine folk at WCRI – in particular the eminent Bogdan Savych PhD – are putting on a free webinar on the Effects of … Continue reading Friday catch up
Read More...Did exactly what it was intended to do – engaged with a lot of people, bluntly stating what many are thinking. Some of the willingly unvaccinated are very good friends, people I admire, respect, and care about. It grieves me … Continue reading Yesterday’s post
Read More...Warning – I am really pissed off. We are very close to several clinicians that work in medical facilities. They are overwhelmed with COVID patients – almost all of whom are unvaccinated. It is devastating to talk with these medical … Continue reading Get a goddamn vaccination and wear a goddamn mask.
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