Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
A dozen states have yet to expand Medicaid, a decision that has led to untold suffering for millions without healthcare. This has also led to: more healthcare “deserts” in poor and rural areas economic damage in non-expansion states higher costs … Continue reading Why expanding medicaid is a no-brainer
Read More...heading up. First, a bit of background. Big health insurers that sell insurance via the Exchanges have to file their rates with the Feds now. While they don’t insure a lot of people, their filings are detailed, public, and cover … Continue reading Healthcare costs are…
Read More...Several weeks ago Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s office put out a press release noting work comp PBM Optum had settled a civil case by paying $5.8 million and agreeing to “implement additional procedures to prevent overcharges in the future under the … Continue reading Optum vs the Massachusetts Attorney General
Read More...My posting service sends out posts at 10 am eastern, so I decided to hold off on flooding your inbox with reportage from WCRI’s annual confab and spread things out. Today we’re reporting on a panel discussion re the future … Continue reading Future of the Workplace post COVID – WCRI #3
Read More...What’s the deal with long-term COVID? Why are facility costs increasing and where? How will labor market disruptions affect work comp? These and other questions will be addressed in Boston March 16 and 17 at WCRI’s Issues and Research Conference. … Continue reading COVID, facility cost drivers, employment – don’t miss WCRI’s annual confab
Read More...In my ongoing effort to help you, dear reader, stay informed and on top of important stuff, I have this email folder titled “Blog Fodder” wherein I park news items worthy of your attention. Here’s the fodder filling the folder … Continue reading Stuff you should know
Read More...Earlier this week I wrote the first in what is likely to be a wholly dispiriting series of posts documenting the decline of our healthcare system. Make no mistake, in many areas it is coming apart at the seams. While … Continue reading Our healthcare system is breaking – part 2
Read More...The medical community is wrestling with ethical issues arising from vaccines. Simply put, should unvaccinated people infected with COVID be treated differently than the vaccinated? This isn’t just an academic exercise; here in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and … Continue reading Facts vs beliefs
Read More...Doing my best to avoid work on Fridays…so moving this occasional catch-up post to Thursdays… COVID Promising news on the effectiveness of a drug to help infected patients fight off the virus was reported by the Economist. The good news … Continue reading Thursday catch-up
Read More...Hope your holiday was excellent, and above all safe. Had a very small family gathering here in New Hampshire; brined turkey was deliciously moist. Okay, back to work; here’s what I found in the inbox. Congratulations to Kathy Antonello; she … Continue reading Holiday catch-up
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