Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
After what was a really awful/crappy/despair-inducing week, we divert into the most important story of the year – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Because the news there is actually kinda good. The dominant story line in the popular press is Ukraine is … Continue reading Wildly off topic #6…Strategy, not tactics
Read More...“Plan” is in quotes because as of now, it’s not legislation – just a list of programs and funding mechanisms that are very much a work in progress. It’s anyone’s guess if any legislation will actually become law…although as of … Continue reading Massacres, mental health, and the Senate’s “plan”
Read More...I posted on the slaughter of kids and Black Americans a couple weeks ago; David Vittoria, Carisk’s Chief Behavioral Health Officer sent this in as a comment – it is well worth your time. (lightly edited; highlights are mine. Carisk … Continue reading Behavioral health is vitally important.
Read More...If you are a work comp payer, you don’t have to pay those ridiculous facility fees when care is delivered outside the hospital – at least not in Pennsylvania. That’s the decision rendered by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation … Continue reading Those damn facility fees
Read More...We’ll get to what we missed in a second; first this – The slaughter in Buffalo and Uvalde had me focused elsewhere, as it did for many. That focus must not shift as we celebrate Memorial Day with friends and … Continue reading Things I missed while despairing
Read More...Your kids will never be safe, not as long as pretty much anyone can buy and own and use guns designed only to kill people. The slaughter has become commonplace…so “normal” that one can now buy casket wraps specifically for … Continue reading Moms, you can make this stop.
Read More...Artificial intelligence. Block chain. Wearables. Smart phones. Chatbots. Various combinations thereof. All these tech wonder-things are working their way into workers’ comp…or at least trying to. I’ve been tracking this sporadically (who has time to monitor all the press releases … Continue reading The invasion of the techies
Read More...Last week I posted on Raji Chadarevian and Sean Cooper’s excellent presentation at AIS. Here’s my what-this-means-for-you takeaways. Drug spend decline While NCCI’s reporting that dollars for drugs now account for 7 percent of annual isn’t too much of a … Continue reading NCCI’s take on medical cost drivers, part 2
Read More...Work comp is still way over-priced, incredibly profitable, and the industry – defined as total revenues – is a lot smaller than it appears. Those are my key takeaways from NCCI Chief Actuary Donna Glenn’s presentation just completed in Orlando … Continue reading NCCI’s State of the Industry 2022
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
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