Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
I’ve been tracking the spinal implant business for several years now, watching with interest – and growing dismay – as more and more patients have been getting more and more hardware implanted into their backs. Why dismay? Well, there have … Continue reading The spinal implant business – big and getting bigger
Read More...Now that the Mitchell – Ingenix deal is in the open, the rumor mill – and the fact mill as well – is rife with discussion of pending acquisitions, investments, and mergers in the work comp managed care business. Tops … Continue reading Workers comp – deals on the horizon
Read More...What happens when uniquely unqualified people run workers comp insurers? Nothing good. Exhibit One, the disaster in North Dakota, as their IT systems overhaul is now well over budget, behind schedule, and so obviously mismanaged that there’s no date certain … Continue reading When amateurs run comp insurers
Read More...Mike Whitely of WorkCompCentral’s piece [subscription required] this morning about Miami-Dade Schools’ solution to the high cost of repackaged drugs should be required reading for any employer or insurer operating in the Sunshine State. As noted here and elsewhere, a … Continue reading Florida’s solution to the high cost of repackaged drugs
Read More...The news has been full of reports about the recovery of insurance giant AIG, the once-mighty largest insurer in the world that crashed and burned when a tiny subsidiary gambled wildly and lost very, very big. After the crash, the … Continue reading Why the AIG bailout was critical
Read More...Automated Healthcare Solutions, their execs and affiliates contributed $1.7 million to political campaigns over the last two years. If anyone has any doubts about the financial returns enjoyed by the physician dispensing business, yesterday’s report in Health News Florida should … Continue reading Workers comp, drug dispensing, political contributions, and jobs
Read More...I’ve gotten a number of calls and emails from friends and colleagues interested in – and concerned about – the news that AHCS has filed suit against me and my consulting firm for defamation etc. Here’s where things stand. 1. … Continue reading The AHCS – Paduda lawsuit – quick update
Read More...Health reform’s complicated – but it can be easily explained. The good folks at the Kaiser Family Foundation have produced a terrific video – that’s entertaining to boot – laying out pros and cons, explaining the rationale behind and opposition … Continue reading Health reform explained – simply!
Read More...A couple days ago my evening was interrupted by a call from a reporter, who wanted my comment on ‘the suit’. I had to confess I didn’t know what he was talking about, whereupon he somewhat incredulously asked if I … Continue reading AHCS – what’s NOT in the suit
Read More...Health Strategy Associates’ First Annual Survey of Workers Comp Claims IT Systems is well underway, and we’re well on our way to reaching our goal. Respondents will be receiving a detailed copy of the Survey Report. We’re using SurveyMonkey to … Continue reading Survey of Workers Comp Claims IT Systems
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