Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The list of those opposing health reform includes Tea Partiers, libertarians and other small government advocates; the Chamber of Commerce, Association of Manufacturers, and National Federation of Independent Businesses; health plans (some of them), brokers, and insurers. For some the … Continue reading Be careful what you wish for
Read More...Monday I opined that the individual mandate will not be overturned. But let’s say it is – and stipulate that the rest of the health reform bill is rejected as well. Then what? We’ll leave aside the political implications for … Continue reading If health reform is overturned…then what?
Read More...There’s too much legal precedence at stake, too many years of “settled” law, too much potential disruption to the legal system for the Supreme Court to reject the individual mandate portion of the PPACA. That’s the general consensus of legal … Continue reading The insurance mandate will not be overturned
Read More...There’s a budget proposal from the President, one from Rep Paul Ryan (R WI) and the House of Representatives, a third from the House Progressive Caucus, and several permutations from the four GOP Presidential nomination contenders as well. But where’s … Continue reading Build a better Federal budget
Read More...Two top positions in the work comp industry will be occupied by new people this spring. Ken Martino, long-time CEO of TPA Broadspire is resigning to take a new position in his home state of Connecticut, and CorVel CEO Dan … Continue reading Starck leaves CorVel, Lisenbey new CEO at Broadspire
Read More...The official announcement comes this morning; the merger of Align Networks and Universal SmartComp is done. More precisely, pending completion of due diligence, it’s done. The new company will be the largest in the workers comp physical medicine space, with … Continue reading Align Networks – SmartComp: the deal is done
Read More...MRIs used to cost thousands; but today, you can get one for a mere $75 – if you use Groupxx’s coupon (no, I won’t provide a link, that would encourage this behavior). Today’s virtual in-basket had not one but two … Continue reading Disease mongering…
Read More...The bill to stop outrageous markups on physician-dispensed drugs is all but dead, a victim of a highly effective, and very well-coordinated lobbying and public relations campaign financed by wealthy opponents who used employers’ own dollars to kill the bill. … Continue reading Higher work comp costs for Florida employers are coming
Read More...A California physician has been charged with murder in the deaths of three patients who died of fatal overdoses. Dr. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, arrested earlier this week in Los Angeles, has been linked to five more fatal overdoses. Tseng’s arrest … Continue reading Prosecuting drug-dealing docs
Read More...There’s a lot of mindless blather in the media about scientific studies on health that purport to say this or that about something or other – much of it confusing, contradictory, and/or outright wrong. While a lot is just sloppy … Continue reading What health research articles can you believe?
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