Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Perhaps. But I think not. At least the smarter ones won’t. Health plans/insurers/managed care companies are all suffering from mature market malaise. This dread affliction affects companies toiling in an industry with very low growth, dominated by a few large … Continue reading Will insurers fight universal coverage?
Read More...A study just released by the Commonwealth Fund supports my contention that in comparison to the other health care reform measures now in Congress, Pres. Bush’s health care reform plan would have minimal impact on health care costs and the … Continue reading Bush v Wyden v. Americare
Read More...The number of health policy blogs is going thru it’s expansion phase; with new entrants jumping into the fray every nano-second. The best of the (relatively) recent efforts include Health Affairs, Bob Laszewski, and a brand spanking new blog, The … Continue reading More intelligence in health care blogging
Read More...Among the health reform plans likely to be considered is an expansion of Medicare, allowing non-seniors to “buy in” to Medicare. This is a bad idea.
Read More...There’s been a lot of news, non-news, and rumor about deals and transactions and changes in the work comp managed care industry floating around out there. As usual, for some of the rumors there’s a little basis in fact and … Continue reading The work comp rumor mill
Read More...Sedgwick CMS, one of the nation’s larger property and casualty TPAs, is getting even bigger. The company will be acquiring Comp Management Inc. (CMI) for just under $200 million. This marks the first expansion of Sedgwick since its sale to … Continue reading The smart money is buying TPAs
Read More...UPDATE – One of the most thoughtful, well-written, and best pieces on what health insurance is, what it ought to be, and the different philosophies about same was written by Malcolm Gladwell of The New Yorker last year and subsequently … Continue reading UPDATE – Moral hazard and its impacts defined
Read More...Reports out of Washington indicate Pres. Bush’s plans to expand HSAs by increasing the amount individuals can set aside tax-free are not gaining much traction on Capitol Hill. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R Nebraska) and other Republicans are not in favor … Continue reading Bush’s problems – HSAs, Medicare, and Congress
Read More...President Bush’s health care reform efforts appear to focus on expansion of Health Savings Accounts. I’m not sure how that reforms health care; it does have some impact on health care financing by switching some of the reimbursement from insurers … Continue reading Bush on health care reform
Read More...Pres. Bush is said to be shifting his domestic agenda to one featuring health care reform at the top of the priority list. According to California HealthLine’s synopsis of an article in the Wall Street Journal, “Bush likely will propose … Continue reading Bush’s focus on health care reform
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