Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Following close on the heels of the National Work Comp Conference is the annual educational get-together put on by the Workers Comp Research Institute in Boston. This year marks the 28th (or perhaps 29th) edition; the agenda reflects how this … Continue reading The WCRI Conference – what to expect
Read More...The deficit battle is on and politicians are in full voice – both in Washington and out on the hustings, where GOP candidates are loudly denouncing health reform as unAmerican and a job killer. Hipsters and greying hippies are occupying … Continue reading Health Wonks – the SuperHero Edition!!!
Read More...There’s been much discussion of the impact of the health reform bill – the NFIB and GOP Presidential candidates claiming the ACA has already caused insurance premiums to climb, while others are deriding President Obama for his statements that ACA … Continue reading Is “ObamaCare” increasing health premiums?
Read More...A friend who happens to be a practicing physician here in Connecticut was approached recently by physician dispensing firm Rx Development with a great offer. The physician could dispense medications right from his/her own office, at no cost and no … Continue reading Physician dispensing – boy do we have a deal for you!
Read More...To hear the current GOP presidential candidates describe it, former Gov. Mitt Romney’s support for the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform initiative was the worst thing since the Spanish Flu. We can chalk a lot of the hyperbole up to … Continue reading The Massachusetts health reform “disaster”
Read More...The latest meteor crossing thru the GOP presidential race firmament is Herman Cain, the Godfather of pizza. Only in America. As difficult as it may be, I’m actually going to attempt to take Cain seriously. Leaving aside his bizarre tax … Continue reading Herman Cain on health care
Read More...I’ve never used MCM as a recruiting tool, but there’s a first time for everything. An HSA consulting client is in the market for a managed care expert, specifically an RN with solid experience in workers comp medical case management/UR. … Continue reading Hiring – RN case management pro wanted
Read More...Up until this week, it looked like this fall M&A in the work comp services sector was going to be at an all-time high. Now, with Greece in default, the Euro in serious trouble, and markets looking for yet another … Continue reading What’s with all the M&A activity in work comp?
Read More...Exactly what role should government have in health care? What does Rick Perry think? And more importantly, what has Perry done? There’s a good deal of evidence that Perry used his position and influence to award millions in taxpayer dollars … Continue reading Rick Perry, government and health care
Read More...There are no work comp ‘Preferred Provider Programs’ approved by the State of Illinois – at least not as of today. No provisional approvals, final approvals, conditional approvals, or any other approvals – if there were, they’d be announced here. … Continue reading Work Comp Networks in Illinois
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