Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
CMS – aka Medicare – has published details on the pending cut to physician reimbursement and some physician groups are howling. The cuts aren’t uniform; Any changes to the fee schedule done via rulemaking must be budget neutral; if some payments … Continue reading Reimbursement is changing – nerd alert…
Read More...Did exactly what it was intended to do – engaged with a lot of people, bluntly stating what many are thinking. Some of the willingly unvaccinated are very good friends, people I admire, respect, and care about. It grieves me … Continue reading Yesterday’s post
Read More...Warning – I am really pissed off. We are very close to several clinicians that work in medical facilities. They are overwhelmed with COVID patients – almost all of whom are unvaccinated. It is devastating to talk with these medical … Continue reading Get a goddamn vaccination and wear a goddamn mask.
Read More...Last week we pondered Paradigm’s future, before that we mused about Mitchell’s. Today we opine about Optum. First, a little history. Back in the Pleistocene, I worked for what was then UHC. United Healthcare was considered the best managed care company … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – Opining on Optum’s future
Read More...Last week we pondered Mitchell’s future; as (perhaps) the largest WC entity outside the TPA space Mitchell/Genex/Coventry has an enviable position – albeit one that is by no means dominant. Today our attention turns to Paradigm, a company I’ve written … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – speculating on Paradigm’s future
Read More...Why some people refuse to get vaccinated, but are fine with taking large doses of drugs commonly used for horse de-worming. Out of 163,000,000 people fully vaccinated, there have been 1,263 COVID deaths…yet anti-vaxxers still refuse to do the easy, … Continue reading Help me understand…
Read More...Considering the landscape of service providers, one might think it easy to identify the acquirers and targets. Reminder – the companies we are considering are Mitchell/Genex/Coventry (MGC), Paradigm, Conduent, Optum Workers’ Comp, OneCall, ExamWorks and one step down, MedRisk (HSA … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – speculating on Mitchell’s future
Read More...Yesterday’s intro to the coming consolidation in workers’ comp services identified 7 entities – Mitchell/Genex/Coventry (MGC), Paradigm, Conduent, Optum Workers’ Comp, OneCall, ExamWorks and MedRisk (HSA consulting client) that might will be the last one(s) – standing when the music … Continue reading Consolidation in work comp services – PE vs Corporate owners
Read More...WorkCompCentral’s Mark Powell penned an excellent piece on just-released research on tapering long-term opioid patients. One finding demands our attention; researchers found a statistically significant increase in overdoses and mental health crises in the 12 months after tapering was concluded. On … Continue reading Opioids, tapering, and risks – what you need to know
Read More...Customers and prospects rate vendors all the time – yet vendors never rate/review customers or prospects. I’m as guilty as anyone else for not seeing the obvious; sellers’ views of buyers are just as important as buyers’ views of sellers. … Continue reading Vendors rating buyers…
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