Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
After more than six months of war that some were thinking was going to enter a stalemate, Ukraine flipped the tables on Russia. Ukrainian forces are driving Russians back in multiple areas, although this is a hard slog. Ukraine has … Continue reading Wildly off-topic #8 – Ukraine attacks
Read More...Time to check in on how our Ukrainian friends are doing… Last time we focused on strategy vs tactics…today we’ll cover why the Russians continue to do stupid stuff while the Ukrainians take full advantage of technology. How who follow … Continue reading Wildly off topic #7, do our part.
Read More...After what was a really awful/crappy/despair-inducing week, we divert into the most important story of the year – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Because the news there is actually kinda good. The dominant story line in the popular press is Ukraine is … Continue reading Wildly off topic #6…Strategy, not tactics
Read More...Putin is losing. The West is winning. Ukraine and Ukrainians are what we should aspire to be. There is no way Russia will “win” in Ukraine; Putin is running out of troops, ships, armor, money and time. Meanwhile his objectives … Continue reading Wildly off-topic 5…Russia is losing
Read More...The war in Ukraine has entered what could be an even worse phase, primarily because Putin cannot afford to admit what has turned out to be a monumental mistake. Russian rulers that screw up this bad sometimes end up dead … Continue reading Wildly off-topic 4…
Read More...Again my fascination with the minutiae that brings defeat or victory causes me to diverge from managed care stuff to dive into what’s happening in Ukraine, why, and guess what the end result will be. (Here’s my first post which … Continue reading Wildly off-topic 2…
Read More...As the son of two parents in the CIA who grew up on military bases all over the world, I’ve had a special fascination with the minutiae…the (seemingly) minor and (seemingly) random things that cascade into defeat or victory. After … Continue reading Wildly off topic…why Ukraine is winning
Read More...There’s a LOT of good news today… The House finally approved a massive aid bill for Ukraine – and the aid is already flowing – hallelujah. Several encouraging takeaways… It was bipartisan, with strong support from both parties (who’da thought??) … Continue reading Good news Friday – Ukraine, more insurance coverage, and 54 years in jail for work comp fraud.
Read More...WCRI is out with its latest inventory of state regulations re prescription drug management. This is a must-have for claims execs, managed care leaders, medical directors and risk managers…pricing, utilization review, opioid management, formularies and PBM regs are all covered. … Continue reading Stuff I missed while my server was down…drugs, profiteering hospitals
Read More...I love reading CWCI’s Bulletins – even if they make me want to tear my hair out and scream. The latest from the brilliant analysts in Oakland is an update on 3 unnecessary-and-wildly expensive-drugs-with-no-purpose-other-than-Hoovering-millions-out-of-employers-and-taxpayers’-pockets… these three drugs account for 2% of … Continue reading Trigger warning…
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