Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Defying statutory requirements, logic, common sense, good government, fairness, basic math and the facts, Florida’s workers comp regulators just hammered the state’s employers, taxpayers, and physicians. This is NOT yesterday’s Three Member Panel meeting, altho it bears a striking resemblance…foregone … Continue reading Florida’s hospitals win big. Employers and taxpayers lose big.
Read More...Here in central New Hampshire the snow is piling up..so far we have somewhere around 2 1/2 feet with more to come. The weather reminded me of a vendor assessment project I did a while back for a workers’ comp … Continue reading The snow job
Read More...A solid study found that the US infection rate is likely way higher than the official reports. The brainiacs at The Economist estimate almost one in every five of us has had the disease. Coincidentally, I was talking with a … Continue reading COVID – quick takes on the latest research
Read More...To hear hospital lobbyists talk, you’d think Florida’s taxpayers and employers should subsidize hospital losses by paying exorbitant amounts for hospital care. Yesterday’s virtual meeting of the State’s Three Member Panel (TMP) featured several hospital lobbyists and officials waxing poetic … Continue reading Florida’s solution to hospitals’ financial mess is…
Read More...It’s easy to dismiss tele-health as unsuccessful – and far too many have done that. That view is simplistic, and wrong. There are two closely-related considerations that will drive tele-health’s growth. As with any new technology-driven service, tele-health 1.0 is … Continue reading Making tele-health work.
Read More...Election week in America – the never-ending show continues… Here’s what else happened this week. Online registration for the CompLaude awards opened up; you can sign up here for the December 3 virtual event. Congratulations to all the nominees. The … Continue reading Friday catch up
Read More...With President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court all but confirmed, there are huge implications for healthcare. If the Court rules the ACA/Obamacare is unconstitutional, “a host of provisions may be eliminated” including: protections for people with pre-existing conditions, subsidies … Continue reading If the Supreme Court kills “Obamacare”
Read More...You Bet Your Life was a 1940’s radio quiz show featuring comedian Groucho Marx; contestants vied for prizes and cash. If you or your family members have pre-existing medical conditions, the election is a reprise of the show – Republicans … Continue reading The most ridiculous thing I ever heard.
Read More...Sunday President Trump, HHS Secretary Alex Azar and FDA Commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn said the use of blood plasma had reduced COVID19 deaths by 35%. Trump said it was a “tremendous” number. Azar said: “We saw about a 35 percent … Continue reading Lies, Damn lies, and Statistics – the Blood Plasma debacle
Read More...During yesterday’s webinar on COVID19’s impact on workers’ compensation, Mark Priven and I asked the 260+ attendees to share any data they have on COVID and comp. [As soon as we have a link to a recording of the webinar, … Continue reading YAY! More COVID claims data!
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