Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Over the last decade I’ve worked with over 30 investment firms on perhaps 60 deals. One question I almost always get is: Would you buy this company? And a related question: What would you pay for this company? For years … Continue reading Tulips, winter, and value – the world of work comp services investments
Read More...Okay, I’m a bit early on the pumpkin-and-costume thing, but time is going by so damn fast I want to be early for once. It’s also open enrollment time! that joyful event where we all get completely confused, baffled beyond … Continue reading Halloween HealthWonkReview!
Read More...Let’s have a reasoned and fact-based discussion of why I believe the trade war is bad for your business and your job. At its most basic level, the issue is this – there are few simple answers to big problems. … Continue reading It’s complicated.
Read More...My post last week about the (minor) impact of rideshare services on work comp elicited responses from a couple of transportation companies, as well as one anonymous reader who wanted to talk about OneCall’s program (more on that below). Full … Continue reading A cautionary tale for work comp “innovators”; Lyft, Uber, and work comp transportation
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...Transporting work comp patients to and from medical visits, PT, IMEs, hearings and the like is a big business – big for worker’s comp that is. At first blush, it looks like a perfect opportunity for Lyft and Uber (L/U)- … Continue reading For work comp, Lyft and Uber aren’t the answer
Read More...Trying a new idea out today – a post that is a) a quick overview of the latest research on stuff that’s important (at least to me) and b) my thoughts on what it means to you. Disability A new … Continue reading Research Roundup
Read More...The same folks who want to cut $537 billion from Medicare are now claiming only they can “protect” Medicare. Out on the campaign trail, President Trump and Gov Rick Scott (R FL) are claiming “Medicare for All” would somehow harm … Continue reading Hypocrisy hits new heights.
Read More...The US healthcare “system” is headed towards a cliff, and when it hits the edge, Medicaid may well be the replacement. Briefly: Managed Medicaid plans would be offered in every state people would sign up for the plan they want, … Continue reading Making “Medicaid for All” work
Read More...Yesterday we gave a brief overview of Medicare – the various parts and pieces. Today – what exactly is the plan, who would pay for it, and how much would it cost? Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I VT) is the original … Continue reading Medicare for All – explaining what it means and what it would cost
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