Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
While all of Capitol Hill was focused on the hearings on ObamaCare at the Supreme Court, the Administration was quietly proceeding with plans to federalize the medical portion of workers’ compensation. The effort has reportedly been led by Assistant Deputy … Continue reading Workers’ comp medical to be federalized
Read More...So, how’d my predictions for 2010 turn out? Well, I won’t e jumping for joy – or out any windows either. Here’s what I predicted back in January for 2010, and a (mostly) objective assessment of the accuracy thereof. 1. … Continue reading How’d those 2010 predictions turn out?
Read More...There’s a lot going on in California’s workers comp system – medical costs zooming up and driving premium increases along the way, narcotic usage skyrocketing, a dramatic increase in scripts for medical foods and compounds, judges upholding controversial decisions, and … Continue reading California work comp – Part One, the fee schedule debate
Read More...Because they allowed workers comp and national accounts to dictate provider contracting strategies, a decision that drove up the core group business’ medical loss ratio. Here’s how. The beginning of the tough times for Coventry came last spring. Up till … Continue reading Why did Coventry’s medical loss ratio increase?
Read More...I don’t see how consumer directed health care as presently conceived is going to work (“work” defined as significantly reduce health care cost inflation). Among other problems with the concept, most of the dollars are spent by folks with chronic … Continue reading (one of) Consumer directed health’s fatal flaws
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