Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
There’s no question the Republican sweep will hugely affect workers’ comp. There are nothing BUT questions about what that impact will be. Here are a few thoughts based on what little we know so far. The quick take – huge … Continue reading Trump and workers’ comp
Read More...This is a special post-election edition of Health Wonk Review – we asked our contributors to share their thoughts about how the GOP’s sweep will affect health care, health reform, and the health care system. I’d like to profusely thank … Continue reading The election’s impact on health care – experts opine
Read More...In an effort to get my head around Trump’s victory, I’ve spoken with several good friends with diametrically opposite political leanings, folks in the demographic that used to be called Northeast Republicans. The conversations have been long, heartfelt, passionate, and courteous. … Continue reading The optimist’s case for Trump
Read More...That’s the only word that describes my reaction to the election. Kudos to Bob Wilson, who bet me months ago this would happen – he was right, and I was very wrong. I owe you a drink; make mine a … Continue reading Shock
Read More...OK folks, deep breath here. Let’s take a minute and discuss what’s really going on with the ACA. ACA – or the more-commonly-used-but-nonetheless-inaccurate-title Obamacare ≠ the Exchanges. I don’t know why pundits, pols, and regular people don’t understand this. Let’s … Continue reading ACA: the real story
Read More...Last week One Call Care Management conducted another round of layoffs, with most coming from field sales. I’ve heard a few operations folks were also let go. Word is the field force reduction is driven by two factors. First, former CEO Joe … Continue reading OneCall cuts back
Read More...Yesterday’s post on the problems inherent in outsourcing/offshoring/automating customer service made the case that customer service functions must be handled internally. Today, we’ll dig into a case study – the lesson being it’s not about your company’s metrics, cost structure, or … Continue reading Part 2 – Serving workers’ comp patients and payers – what works and why
Read More...After several years of intense activity and billions of dollars invested in the work comp service industry by a score of private equity investors, it’s time to take a step back and figure out what’s worked, and why. And what … Continue reading Serving workers’ comp patients and payers – what works and why
Read More...After discussing yesterday’s meeting at the Dept. of Labor with several colleagues and reviewing notes, here are my key takeaways. lots of talk about benefit adequacy lots of concern about work comp not covering real costs of disability much reminiscing about the … Continue reading Takeaways from DOL’s State Workers’ Compensation Report
Read More...Key language -from the just-released report is below… I’ll be live-tweeting at @Paduda and live-blogging here during the broadcast from the Dept of Labor this morning. Policy areas that deserve exploration include [emphasis added]: • Whether to increase the federal role … Continue reading Just-released DOL report on State Workers’ Compensation
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