Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
My post yesterday about the impact of health reform on employment generated an email from NFIB’s Bob Graboyes correcting an error in attribution (thanks Bob). It also got me to dig deeper into the issue of employment and reform – … Continue reading Health reform, jobs lost and jobs gained
Read More...Word is the recent flurry of acquisitions and mergers in the work comp services industry isn’t likely to taper off any time soon. Genex is reportedly up for sale, Injured Workers Pharmacy has seemingly been in play for months, a … Continue reading Acquisitions in the offing?
Read More...Nothing drastic, so no, we’re not going away or selling the site to the New York Times, and despite rumors to the contrary, MCM has not been acquired by a very large TPA. No, we’ve added a feature that should … Continue reading Changes to Managed Care Matters
Read More...The deficit battle is on and politicians are in full voice – both in Washington and out on the hustings, where GOP candidates are loudly denouncing health reform as unAmerican and a job killer. Hipsters and greying hippies are occupying … Continue reading Health Wonks – the SuperHero Edition!!!
Read More...I’m not the only one befuddled by the disconnect between private health insurance premiums and costs – you’ve probably seen the headlines screaming about health insurance costs going up, but you may have missed the way-back-in-the-business-section blurb about underlying costs … Continue reading Medical costs are flat; premiums are way up – why?
Read More...Everyone seems convinced there’s a ton of fraud in Medicare. And they may be right. What there wasn’t, for far too long, was much emphasis on finding and prosecuting the criminals stealing from taxpayers by defrauding Medicare. Well, looks like … Continue reading Medicare Fraud – what’s really happening
Read More...OK, vacation’s over, and mail box is (almost) cleaned out. So here’s what’s happening this week. The annual IAIABC conference is underway in Madison Wisconsin. The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is the trade group for the … Continue reading Off to IAIABC…
Read More...It’s August. Things are supposed to be slowing down, as record heat waves hit the south central part of the nation, vacations thin out offices and shorten commuting times, and parents rejoice that their beloved offspring – and their detritus … Continue reading The Health Policy Heat Wave
Read More...There’s been much publicity around a McKinsey survey that purported to indicate many employers would drop their employee health insurance plans, a finding markedly different from that predicted by several other studies. Were the other surveys wrong, and is McKinsey … Continue reading Will employers drop coverage due to reform?
Read More...Some of you may remember that after I wrote about Automated Healthcare Solutions (AHCS) last September, I was sued for defamation. That case was dismissed by the Federal Judge. AHCS has not forgotten, and I will not be surprised if … Continue reading The AHCS suit – whatever happened?
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