Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Lots happening this August – clearly not everyone is on holiday. One personal note – I joined the Board of Commonwealth Care Alliance, a not-for-profit healthplan serving Medicaid and dual-eligible clients in Massachusetts. CCA takes care of the toughest population … Continue reading Tuesday catch-up
Read More...Couple quick items from the never-boring world of workers’ comp services… First up, OneCall is kinda/sorta taking over Spreemo’s workers’ comp imaging business. Not sure how to characterize the “deal”, but it sounds like OCCM is just going to handle … Continue reading Random news from workers’ comp services
Read More...Hold on, because this isn’t going to end up where you think it is. The comp insurance business is shrinking. Insurers are increasingly outsourcing claims function to TPAs, and TPAs are looking to move more claim-related activities in-house to capture … Continue reading Work comp is fading, and that’s a big loss.
Read More...A couple weeks ago I shared a post on company valuation – how to figure out what your company is worth to a potential buyer or investor. We focused on customer value as a key driver. Sure, There’s a lot … Continue reading What’s your company worth? part 2
Read More...2017 is starting off to be the most interesting/bizarre/entertaining/terrifying year in memory. As one who tracks the goings-on internationally and in DC with some diligence, it’s been impossible to keep up with the craziness. Here’s my attempt to summarize the week … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...Way back in February I finally got around to making my annual “here’s how I make a fool of myself publicly predicting what I think will happen this year” post. It’s that time of year – when I have to … Continue reading 2016 predictions – how’d I do?
Read More...It’s been a blur – here are the quick takeaways from the last 3+ days in New Orleans The new new thing is… Telehealth. Several entities are either specializing in telehealth, telemedicine, or some aspect thereof. Provider organizations have proprietary … Continue reading NWCDC Quick recap
Read More...Over the last few years I’ve had quite a few calls and meetings with folks in the investment community looking to get up to speed on the workers’ comp industry and various aspects thereof. While the volume of calls ebbs … Continue reading Workers’ comp fast facts
Read More...On holiday this week, hiking in Arizona. Hope your week is fabulous, unless you are a physician dispensing advocate or opioid overuse apologist, in which case I hope it is anything but. Speaking of which, opioid guidelines are becoming more … Continue reading Catch up Monday
Read More...Just realized I’ve yet to post my annual Top Ten Predictions for Workers’ Comp – my apologies! Here we go… The comp market will soften pretty much everywhere*. As rates continue to come in flat or a few points down, … Continue reading Workers’ comp – predictions for 2016
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