Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
So, how’d my predictions for 2010 turn out? Well, I won’t e jumping for joy – or out any windows either. Here’s what I predicted back in January for 2010, and a (mostly) objective assessment of the accuracy thereof. 1. … Continue reading How’d those 2010 predictions turn out?
Read More...A lot happened in the work comp world in 2010 – here are the top issues discussed here on MCM. Mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts This has been a very busy year for the financial folks. OneCall Medical, Intracorp, Sedgwick, SRS, … Continue reading The top work comp stories of 2010
Read More...Gosh, since the judge in Sandy Blunt’s case rejected his request for a new trial, a lot has happened. As winter settles in on the plains, allow me, dear reader, to separate the wheat from the chaff (a bit of … Continue reading What’s the latest from North Dakota?
Read More...A couple weeks ago I started what was going to be a discussion of how we should ‘fix’ health reform that was intended to run on consecutive days – only to have that sidetracked by goings-on in the health, political, … Continue reading Fixing health reform – Part Two, Medical Loss Ratios
Read More...WorkCompCentral’s Mike Whiteley has the scoop [subscription required] of the month; he reported this morning Governor-Elect Rick Scott of Florida has renewed his promise to cut employers’ work comp costs by 35% . (That was one of the lead lines … Continue reading Rick Scott to cut Florida work comp costs by 35%!
Read More...An interesting confluence of events occurred this week in the Sunshine State, one that will keep employers’ costs up while enriching politicians and physician dispensers. First, the Florida Legislature was going to meet and vote on a measure to override … Continue reading Money, politics, and workers comp
Read More...There’s a lot more happening in Vegas than we can discuss here, as many of my conversations yesterday started with the words “you can’t write about this”. Alas. There was much discussion about Texas and the demise of the voluntary … Continue reading The buzz from the comp conference
Read More...The next Governor of Florida will be Rick Scott. Democratic candidate, and current state CFO Alex Sink just conceded defeat, and her loss bodes ill for Florida’s workers comp insurers and employers. Recall that Sink was a major supporter of … Continue reading Rick Scott’s win in Florida; bad news for workers comp
Read More...It looks like the GOP is going to win, and win big today, their success driven in large part by voter outrage about taxes and spending, with concern about the cost of reform a strong supporting actor. If those voting … Continue reading The GOP and Medicare deficits – this is gonna hurt
Read More...Yes, it’s true. And if he wasn’t a half-bubble off plumb when he started, he certainly was after spending a few years behind his desk at a workers comp insurer. Franz Kafka worked for the Workers Accident Insurance Company, and … Continue reading Kafka was a work comp attorney
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