Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
While we were paying attention to the mess uncovered by the Broward County School Board’s workers comp audit , Ohio’s workers comp scandal moved into new territory. A report from a panel appointed by Gov. Bob Taft (R) to review … Continue reading Ohio’s Work Comp Scandal – fallout continues
Read More...While payments for workers compensation indemnity and medical expenses rose just 3.2% in 2003, employer costs were up three times as much. The data, from a report by the National Academy for Social Insurance, indicates claims costs totaled $55 billion … Continue reading Workers Comp costs and premiums
Read More...The growing scandal in Ohio surrounding the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation‘s wildly inappropriate behavior has officially hit the big time. Initially surfaced by local press, and blogged on several occasions at Workers Comp Insider, the mess has just hit the … Continue reading Ohio Bureau of Workers Comp scandal hits the big time
Read More...Back to Florida… the home of many workers comp payers’ nightmares. This time in Miami – where we find Kendall Hospital. A large teaching hospital, level 1 trauma center, and…the most costly facility within a 10-mile radius. Combining scores for … Continue reading Facility cost does NOT equal quality – part 4
Read More...Medicaid Checking in on Medicaid…41 states have expanded Medicaid, and by dribs and drabs some of the holdouts are moving to do the same. Georgia may well be the next state to follow suit; a court recently ruled in favor … Continue reading Good news Friday – fixing past mistakes, more progress on Medicaid, and lower drug prices
Read More...To know why some think the US healthcare system is going to get better and cheaper – and why I strongly disagree, read on. David Cutler PhD led off the WCRI’s confab with a discussion of the future of healthcare. … Continue reading WCRI – What’s happening with healthcare – better days ahead, or collapse?
Read More...The Tar Heel State is the latest to expand access to Medicaid, a move that will drastically improve the health of 600,000 (!!!) North Carolinians and financial stability of dozens of hospitals and hundreds of other care providers. 40 states … Continue reading Yay North Carolina!
Read More...Yesterday we dug into the difficult position Texas Mutual is in thanks to Texas’ Legislature and Governor. Today – as promised, why forcing Texas Mutual into a business it has zero experience in will NOT solve Texas’ healthcare mess – … Continue reading Solving Texas’ healthcare problems…or not.
Read More...One of my favorite people in workers’ comp is now heading up WCRI…I connected with Ramona Tanabe who was named President and CEO. making her the third leader of this august institution. here’s our conversation… Talk about how you … Continue reading WCRI’s new leader speaks
Read More...WCRI is out with its latest inventory of state regulations re prescription drug management. This is a must-have for claims execs, managed care leaders, medical directors and risk managers…pricing, utilization review, opioid management, formularies and PBM regs are all covered. … Continue reading Stuff I missed while my server was down…drugs, profiteering hospitals
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