Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
And it is coming from all directions. California may be in the process of significant changes due to recent court decisions and the hangover from reform. Texas continues to debate, discuss, and deliberate alterations to their current system. The regulatory … Continue reading Change is coming to workers comp
Read More...Paraphrasing Sen Ron Wyden (D OR) produces the most accurate soundbite description of the House’ health reform bill. Is this the best we can do? If the answer is yes, we’re in deeper trouble than even I thought. I’m really … Continue reading Big on health, light on reform
Read More...The use – and misuse – of technology in medicine is not only a major cost driver, it is also a major cause of unnecessary pain and suffering. Far too many carotid endarterectomies were performed in a misguided effort to … Continue reading Controlling technology, improving health, cutting cost – not as hard as you may think
Read More...For the update, see UPDATE below. Also, if you would like a copy of Todd’s marketing presentation, email me at infoAThealthstrategyassocDOTcom. The presentation is not copyrighted, marked confidential or proprietary, or otherwise protected from distribution. Original post The world of … Continue reading UPDATE – Ethics in workers comp managed care
Read More...A few states deliver high levels of benefits to injured workers at low premium rates, and a few deliver low benefits at high premium rates. Peter Rousmaniere’s assessment of each state’s work comp system not only tells us which states … Continue reading States can deliver low work comp premiums and high benefits
Read More...It’s been a wild party in the comp world – and a long one too. A brutal hangover may well be next for work comp payers. Those who remember the late nineties are getting increasingly nervous, as well we should. … Continue reading It feels like the party’s just about over
Read More...Depends on who you ask. If you ask group practice administrators about how Medicare compares to the private insurance industry, it is pretty darn good – in several categories, Medicare Part B is rated higher than any other large payer. … Continue reading How horrible is Medicare?
Read More...While there will be differences due to jurisdictional rules, I’d be surprised if we don’t see Workers Comp cover many health care workers who get the flu. Health care workers are getting inoculated due to their higher risk, the prevention … Continue reading Swine flu and workers comp
Read More...AHIP – did they jump or were they pushed? I’m not pointing any fingers, but if I were, all ten would be pointed right at Bob Laszewski. Yesterday Bob pointed out that AHIP could not possibly have screwed up any … Continue reading From Harry and Louise to Thelma and Louise
Read More...That’s what it is going to cost to ‘fix’ Medicare’s physician reimbursement problem. A bill introduced into the Senate, and now scheduled for a vote within days would eliminate the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) program (which determines, or is … Continue reading A Quarter Trillion Dollars – from where?
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