Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
There’s a good bit of hand-wringing and wailing by physicians and their support groups over healthplans limiting their networks to relatively small subsets of the entire provider community. As if this was somehow a bad thing. Health plans are contracting … Continue reading Limited provider networks…that’s the point, folks!
Read More...I was invited to speak at Montana’s annual Governor’s Conference on Work Comp, and came away with a few brief but telling impressions. Governor Steve Bullock actually came and spoke to the 300+ attendees, and he knew what he was … Continue reading Montana’s progress on work comp
Read More...We are just about done with our Survey on Opioid Management in Workers’ Comp and there are a few early findings that caught our attention. (to complete the survey, and register for the iPad we’re giving to one respondent, click … Continue reading Opioids in work comp – Survey says…
Read More...In the work comp world, the easy part is figuring out a better way to do things. There are a gazillion opportunities for improvement; you could probably list a dozen without breaking a sweat. The hard part is convincing the … Continue reading Building a better mousetrap – that’s the easy part
Read More...It’s not regulators, employers, providers, or insurers. It’s not judges, advocacy groups, or bloggers. Not employment changes, on-shoring, infrastructure investment or Obamacare. It’s private equity. There are dozens of PE firms looking hard at this business, with many heavily involved … Continue reading What’s going to drive real change in workers’ comp
Read More...I’m thinking we aren’t going to get this done in 9 posts…but your attention span will likely wane long before we finish figuring out the impact of PPACA on work comp. For today, we’re going to finish up on comparative … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – Part 8 of 9
Read More...The profiteering plunderers of the workers’ comp system have moved into the Keystone State, proffering their repackaged drug get-rich-quick scheme for physicians treating workers’ comp claimants. Patient safety? Hah! Conflict of interest? So what! Higher taxes? Screw ’em! Alas, there’s … Continue reading Pennsylvania’s drug problem
Read More...There are (at least) two additional implications of more people and more workers covered by health insurance; cost-shifting, and access to care. Each is deserving of careful and thorough consideration; for now we’ll touch on the highlights and leave a … Continue reading Obamacare and workers’ comp – part 3 of 9
Read More...Giant workers’ comp managed care firm OneCallCare Management will announce today it is acquiring Tampa-based TechHealth. TechHealth, which has been on and off the block several times, provides a range of services – transportation, home health, DME, PT, pharmacy and … Continue reading OneCall acquiring TechHealth
Read More...That is the question I’m left with after reading WCRI’s latest reports. One compares group health’s payments for outpatient hospital services to work comp’s; the other discusses the use of group health payments as the basis for a work comp … Continue reading Should workers’ comp pay more for medical care than group health?
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