Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
In a move designed to reassert control over the mechanisms of government, Pres. Bush recently signed an executive order requiring all regulatory directives be approved by political appointees. (registration required) This will have a significant impact on occupational health initiatives, … Continue reading Regulation v insurance
Read More...MSC was sold last year to Monitor Clipper. Brazos invested in Cypress Care (a client). Genex was jsut sold to an investment firm, and another has bought up a big chunk of MSC’s debt. Injured Workers’ Pharmacy is on the … Continue reading Work comp is hot
Read More...Elected officials considering health care reform would do well to adopt the “first, do no harm” rule. So far, they haven’t. Health care reform proposals circulating among the States run from the broad and all-encompassing (California) to the very narrow … Continue reading Misguided reform
Read More...After the original post (below) I had a chance to review more carefully the recent releases from Texas re the adoption of medical treatment and guidelines and to gain more insight into the guideline selection process. First, a clarification. ODG … Continue reading UPDATE – Texas is getting there
Read More...Pundits and experts on the right side of the political spectrum are claiming that giving CMS the authority to negotiate drug prices will cost Americans $500 billion in lost productivity due to an annual loss of five million life years. … Continue reading Drug price negotiation and lousy research
Read More...The outcome of the “can we or can’t we negotiate with drug manufacturers?” discussion is becoming clearer, as political realities appear to be saying “we can in some limited circumstances.”
Read More...Coventry CEO Dale Wolf presented at the JPMorgan Healthcare Investment Conference earlier this week; I was particularly interested in his comments re the business opportunity in Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Advantage (MA) programs are likely to suffer a significant cut … Continue reading Medicare as a business – Coventry’s perspective
Read More...Health care outsourcing to India was a $300 million business last year. And a just-released Health Affairs article indicates that the total market may be a lot, and I mean a LOT, bigger.
Read More...Voting for the 2006 Medical Blog Awards is open; Managed Care Matters is up for Best Health Policy/Ethics Weblog. There’s lots of competition; support the blog you like best.
Read More...Boston’s Mayor is outraged at Humana’s decision to raise premiums on it’s basic Part D plan by 130%. Humana’s stockholders should be equally upset.
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