Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The LA Times’ Patrick McGreevy penned a piece on California’s State Fund – one that I contend is highly misleading. McGreevy – and his editors – did their readers a disservice when “reporting” on executive compensation at the State Compensation … Continue reading This is why media gets a bad name.
Read More...Note – due to a snafu in a system upgrade, email notifications for this post never went out last week. So, republishing it for those who missed it. Continuing my predictions for workers’ comp in 2019, the first five were … Continue reading Predictions for workers’ comp – Part 2b
Read More...Continuing my predictions for workers’ comp in 2019, the first five were Wednesday. But before I do, you may want to read this on the fallacy of so-called “experts” – I occasionally think I am one. (thanks To Tom Lynch … Continue reading Predictions for workers’ comp in 2019 – part 2
Read More...CMS Administrator Seema Verma said last week that “Medicare for All would become Medicare for None.” Verna said – and I quote: A) “By choosing a socialized system, you are giving the government complete control over the decisions pertaining to … Continue reading Are claims that “Medicare for All” will hurt Medicare accurate?
Read More...That’s the key lesson from today’s session on Dealing with legacy opioid claims at IAIABC’s 104th Convention. BWC Ohio’s Nick Trego PharmD, State Fund of California’s Chief Medical Officer Dinesh Govindarao MD, Washington L&I Medical Director Gary Franklin MD MPH, … Continue reading Chronic opioids can be solved
Read More...Yesterday California’s Supreme Court fully supported the State’s workers’ comp UR/IMR process. That is excellent news. First, here’s the key takeaway – the Court ruled that workers’ comp remains the “exclusive remedy” for resolving disputes related to treatment approvals/UR/IMR. Second, … Continue reading King v CompPartners – good news, but another shoe to drop?
Read More...At some point we’ll have some version of “single payer” healthcare – I predict this will happen within a decade (yes, I know I’m usually wrong on the timing of my predictions, but I’m mostly right on the result). Whether … Continue reading What exactly is “Single Payer”?
Read More...Spent most of this week doing a long bike ride with two great friends – riding thru a 90 minute downpour, falling into a mud puddle, and marveling at two century-old engineering feats. Glad I missed the poison ivy and horse … Continue reading The big story – work comp rates continue to drop
Read More...The reason opioid abuse disorder (OAD) is such a huge problem is because no one’s figured out how to a) fix it while b) making a shipload of money. Sure, there are “solutions” that address bits and pieces including: urine … Continue reading Why we’re not solving opioid addiction
Read More...The best was saved for last at NCCI’s Annual Issues Symposium. After Gen (ret) Colin Powell warmed up the crowd, NCCI’s Barry Lipton and CWCI’s Alex Swedlow took to the stage to educate us on networks and outcomes. First, California. … Continue reading Swedlow on work comp networks…they are NOT equal
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