Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
It has been a while since the last significant discussion of conversion of the US health care system to a single payer format; that drought has been ended with the introduction of legislation by Sen. Sheila Kuehl D-LA) calling for … Continue reading Single payer in CA
Read More...Single-payer advocates have won another skirmish in the battle over health care reform, while those in favor of reform based on the existing insurance marketplace (that would include your author) are once again trying to explain why big insurance companies … Continue reading Another win for single-payer advocates
Read More...Ed. note – got an email from a colleague asking “so why should I care about who owns who or what their strategy is?” Because your service providers – that you pay a shipload of dollars to and through – … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – multi-service vs single focus
Read More...The ongoing battle over the work comp hospital fee schedule in Florida continues, as challenges have been filed by two hospitals, the Florida Hospital Association, and FairPay Solutions that prevent implementation of a dramatic revision to existing fees pending further … Continue reading Where were the payers in Florida?
Read More...This is the fourth year my firm has surveyed workers comp payers on prescription drug management. We’ve learned a lot every year, and 2007 is no exception. If you want a copy of the survey report, email me at jpadudaAThealthstrategyassocDOTcom. … Continue reading What payers are saying about comp drug costs
Read More...Medicaid for All is back on the table. In a speech in Rolling Fork MS, President Biden revealed that his administration is working in concert with Progressive Democrats – and Sen. Mitt Romney (R UT) – on legislation that would … Continue reading Medicaid for All – Biden goes big.
Read More...Quick as in this won’t take up much of your time, and “‘quick” as in how fast NCCI has published useful data. NCCI’s Medical Indicators and Trends dashboard has been updated to include data up to September 2021…you can access … Continue reading Quick updates
Read More...You can’t afford other stuff because healthcare is so expensive. Would Single Payer/Medicare for All fix that? I’m revisiting the topic so we can better understand the many variations of SP/MFA, how they are different, how those variations might work, … Continue reading Could Medicare for All solve your healthcare cost problem?
Read More...Healthcare is the central issue in the 2020 election. If Republicans are able to keep healthcare out of the conversation, they win. If Democrats make healthcare THE issue, they win – with one big caveat. Insurers and hospitals are making … Continue reading The Healthcare Election
Read More...Mike Bloomberg may be our next President. If his long-shot bid works, healthcare will be the issue that wins it for him. I know, Bloomberg??? Riiiiiiiiight… Up until a week or so ago, I didn’t think the guy had a … Continue reading Bloomberg’s betting on healthcare
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