Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
For the Chinese treasure fleets, voyages went progressively further from their home ports, until, some believe, they circumnavigated the globe. Before we explore the ‘other side’ of the work comp world, we need to consider what lies just out of … Continue reading Where the work comp world is heading – Part 3, just over the horizon
Read More...Coventry released its Q1 2010 financials today, and looking at the numbers one would have to be a naysayer to find fault. The company is successfully exiting the Medicare Private Fee for Service business, growing its Medicare, Medicaid, and Part … Continue reading Coventry – a good Q1 2010, but what about the future…
Read More...Many readers are undoubtedly getting ready for next week’s annual Risk Insurance and Management Society annual meeting, held this year (conveniently enough) in Boston. For most, ‘preparing’ means buying gel insoles, making sure the extra-think padding has been ordered for … Continue reading RIMS – what’s in store in Boston
Read More...Ok. I’m not exactly what one would call a ‘fan’ of the health reform bill – too much coverage, not near enough cost control. There are plenty of issues with the current bill, more than enough to make serious students/wonks … Continue reading Hilarious health reform mis-information
Read More...As one who haas heartily criticized the health reform bill for it’s apparent avoidance of any real cost control, I was quite surprised to hear that there are two meaningful – and very significant – cost control mechanisms contained in … Continue reading Britain’s NHS to run US Health Insurance Exchange, control costs
Read More...The objections to the individual mandate are loud, frequent, and hyperbolic. What they are not is credible. Much of the criticism of the mandate appears to be coming from people and organizations that previously supported a mandate. That’s why it … Continue reading Why all the sound and fury about the individual mandate?
Read More...In preparing for a talk on the ethics of comparative effectiveness I’m to give at the Geisinger Clinic in Danville PA in April, I’ve been interviewing medical directors from several health plans and workers comp insurers, along with physicians – … Continue reading The ethics of clinical guidelines – the payers’ dilemma
Read More...There are enough problems with reform – big, obvious, scary problems – that make lying about reform unnecessary. Yet opponents continue to resort to ludicrous, unsupportable, and completely false claims about the bill, with some of the leading detractors choosing … Continue reading Flip flopping on the mandate – Gingrich’s hypocrisy
Read More...Let’s take a quick break from the ‘reform impact on work comp’ to return for a brief moment to North Dakota. You’ll recall when last we visited NoDak, we were wondering why the state Supreme Court had yet to issue … Continue reading Blunt’s prosecutor under fire
Read More...Yesterday and Monday we reviewed the macro and micro impacts of health reform on work comp. Today we’re going to focus on how reform will impact the comp network business. There are two types of comp networks, those based on … Continue reading Health reform’s implications for work comp, part 3
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