Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
I’m talking about the urine drug testing used to ensure patients are taking the drugs they are being prescribed, and ONLY the drugs they are being prescribed. The “abuse” is on the part of unscrupulous physicians and drug testing companies, … Continue reading Abusive practices in drug testing
Read More...Happy spring – hope the weather where you are is as great as it is in the northeast…we finally get to tell our friends in Florida that things are just fine, thank you. Off we go to catch you up … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...The work comp services market is consolidating – at a very rapid rate. At this pace, pretty soon there will be relatively few entities providing a broad range of claims-related services. And that scares insurers and employers. A lot. Work … Continue reading Work comp’s new Coventry?
Read More...There’s a lot of nonsense circulating about the wonders of compounded medications, almost all of it promulgated by companies and people in the compounding industry. What’s notable about all of their claims is the complete lack of scientific research supporting … Continue reading Compounding drugs – myth v reality
Read More...A week on the road ends today – if flights are on time and the weather gods are merciful. Here’s what I missed while sitting on planes and in airports… This week marked the 103rd anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist … Continue reading Friday’s catch up post
Read More...Allstate Insurance filed suit against physician dispensing “technology” firms Infinite Strategic Innovations Inc (ISI) and Doctors Medical LLC earlier this week. This is the second in what may be an-ongoing series of legal actions by the giant insurer, and comes … Continue reading Another bomb drops on physician dispensers
Read More...Yikes – where did the week go? Apologies for not keeping up with the daily blogging – too darn much paying work these days. Alas… So here are a few quick takes. Prime Health got $8 million in debt financing … Continue reading Friday catch-up and quick takes
Read More...WSI’s legal folks are going around their own Medical Director to outside, part-time, contract medical directors when they want a certain opinion. Thanks to Tony, I learned of the dispute between the North Dakota state fund’s medical director and that august … Continue reading North Dakota’s WSI – what? listen to the Medical Director? Hah!
Read More...Today we begin with a plea for…research. Can someone please provide evidence – that’s solid, well-documented, and not just opinion based on…common knowledge that employees file lots of claims under work comp that SHOULD be considered non-occ? Or that Obamacare … Continue reading Friday fast facts, catch-up, and debunking
Read More...“When one person suffers it is a tragedy, when millions do, it is a statistic.” As abhorrent as quoting Josef Stalin might be, the monster was right. Opponents of Obamacare love to cite specific examples of people “harmed” by PPACA. … Continue reading The real cost of rejecting Obamacare
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