Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Too many workers’ comp execs are allowing their political viewpoints to cloud their business thinking. They can’t abide the notion of PPACA/Obamacare, and along with the majority party in the House of Repesentatives, want it repealed or blown up or completely emasculated. … Continue reading Reality vs magical thinking
Read More...Today starts off with a discussion of the impact of health care reform on the health care system – there’s another talk tomorrow morning on the impact of ACA; here’s the first of a nine part series I penned last … Continue reading WCRI – health reform explained
Read More...That’s the conclusion I’ve reached partway thru a quick-and-dirty survey of a handful of savvy, connected brokers. The people who buy workers’ comp insurance and or claims and/or medical management are, mostly, clueless. They succumb to spreadsheets when comparing … Continue reading We are so screwed.
Read More...It’s about understanding medical care, cost drivers, and components thereof. Several years ago (ok, more like ten) I was in a client CEO’s office discussing medical care cost drivers, competitors, and possible differentiation strategies. He stepped out for a few … Continue reading The revenge of the nerds
Read More...Today we begin with a plea for…research. Can someone please provide evidence – that’s solid, well-documented, and not just opinion based on…common knowledge that employees file lots of claims under work comp that SHOULD be considered non-occ? Or that Obamacare … Continue reading Friday fast facts, catch-up, and debunking
Read More...From the health blogosphere include wishes for a solution to physician payment, smoother PPACA implementation, a crackdown on conflicts of interest, more reality-based solutions from opponents of Obamacare, and a request that slacker reporters get their info right before discussing public … Continue reading Letters to Santa
Read More...Happy December. While we were doing all things Thanksgivukkah, the world continued. Here are the “high”-lights. Such as they are. The deadline to “fix” the federal health care exchange passed; with White House officials declaring: it never really was a … Continue reading What happened while we were focused on important stuff
Read More...That didn’t take long. On the same day Kelso and Stone Point did the PMSI-Stone River deal, giant PE firm KKR bought Mitchell International for $1.1 billion. The transaction, reported to value Mitchell at 11-12 times adjusted earnings (no word … Continue reading Mitchell has been acquired. What’s next?
Read More...$1.7 billion in workers’ comp drug costs are for drugs dispensed by physicians. Why don’t the big retail pharmacies care about physician dispensing in workers’ comp? Why isn’t Walgreens, and CVS, and Rite-Aid, and Medicine Shoppe up in arms about … Continue reading Pharmacies’ self interest v silos v ignorance
Read More...This biweekly edition of health Wonk Review covers the recent news that health care cost inflation has moderated, digs into various aspects of ACA implementation, and provides insights on a couple other timely topics. Read on! Health care cost trends … Continue reading HWR on health care cost trends, reform implementation, and motivations
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