Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Argument two – Universal coverage would result in the government running the health care system making it worse than it is today – because the government can’t do anything right. There are two separate statements here – first that UC … Continue reading Universal coverage is bad – argument two
Read More...We’re going to start off the discussion about universal healthcare with one of the more common concerns voiced by opponents – Universal ‘coverage’ does not mean universal care, as it will lead to rationing of care, either overt or via … Continue reading Universal healthcare will lead to rationing
Read More...TPAs and employers and insurance companies send out requests for proposal – to each other, to managed care firms, specialty providers, voc companies, IT providers, law firms. All have been on the receiving end of a voluminous, detailed, structured and … Continue reading Could you just make a decision? Please??
Read More...There are many arguments advanced by the opponents of universal coverage, from the sublime to the ridiculous, the practical to the ideological, the informed to the ignorant. I’ve attempted to identify ten of the most common and acknowledge there is … Continue reading Universal healthcare is bad – 2009 version
Read More...Perhaps the biggest battle brewing in Congress in the health reform war is that of the public option. As I said back in January, “Opponents claim that the Feds would have an unfair advantage due in part to their sheer … Continue reading Why a public health plan option isn’t anti-competitive
Read More...Amidst the speculation that UHC may be buying Coventry Health comes the inevitable questions about what UHC would do with Coventry’s work comp division. A historical perspective may be instructive. UHC has had at least three previous ventures into the … Continue reading United Healthcare’s workers comp history
Read More...Congress’ political grandstanding and completely misdirected public outrage over the AIG bonuses brought back memories of the Terry Schiavo tragedy, where members of Congress embarrassed themselves and the nation by intervening in a family matter (Schiavo was in a persistent … Continue reading The last word on AIG
Read More...Merrill Goozner reminds us of why so many dollars are wasted in the US health care system. The prostate cancer scare is exhibit one in the ability of device manufacturers, pharma, and advocates thereof to raise America’s health care costs … Continue reading Doing the devil’s work
Read More...Alas, lost in all the sound and fury about AIG and executive bonuses is the news that many stakeholders in the health care reform debate have lost their collective minds. Bob Laszewski posted last week about the document signed by … Continue reading Health care reform – have they lost their minds?
Read More...Small employers are increasingly dropping health insurance. Premiums are prohibitively expensive and dire economic times are forcing owners to cut costs. In an effort to control costs, some are resorting to what can only be characterized as fraud. I recently … Continue reading Fraud in Florida’s small group market
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