Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
One of the less significant ways tech will change workers’ comp is prostheses. Alluded to in the introductory post to this occasional series, there are myriad issues that will affect workers’ comp due to new “high mobility” prostheses (my term). … Continue reading Walking to work
Read More...21 states have not (yet) chosen to expand Medicaid; one can (and I have) argued that this is nonsensical at best, as the Feds are paying for ALL of the additional cost for another two plus years, and the vast … Continue reading Medicaid and Workers’ Comp
Read More...It’s a big day for we commie socialists; hope your International Workers’ Day is filled with tributes to the proletariat… Workers’ comp While the world was at RIMS, I was otherwise engaged. Heard from several folks that the MedRisk event was … Continue reading May Day catch-up
Read More...There’s much confusion, conflation, and outright nonsense out there about “Obamacare” and the implications and effects thereof, most of it based on a lack of understanding, and a lot of that seemingly willful. This was brought home in recent conversations … Continue reading Misunderstanding “Obamacare”
Read More...Here’s what happened last week. First, the election. A thorough butt-kicking to be sure. Now, we will see if the two very distinct wings of the Republican party can work together. With almost all of the moderate Dems losing their elections, projected majority … Continue reading Monday catch-up
Read More...More research indicates tight restrictions protecting physicians and facilities from malpractice suits doesn’t reduce health care costs. Three states, Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas, essentially prohibit suits unless the physician intentionally orders care that s/he knows will hurt the patient. … Continue reading Med mal’s not a factor in health care costs – more evidence
Read More...While it may be a bit premature, I’d suggest it is never too soon to being thinking thru the potential implications of a deal of this magnitude. Let’s do a very quick review of market changes, then jump into … Continue reading The Apax-Coventry deal – implications aplenty
Read More...The just-released report of the Medicare Actuary finds that hospital costs have been increasing at a historically low rate – below 1 percent – for the last four years. And that’s not likely to change. Medicare is pushing facilities to … Continue reading Great news for taxpayers may be bad news for workers’ comp
Read More...There’s been quite a bit of focus on alternate health care delivery methods of late, with medical homes and Accountable Care Organizations prominently noted as ways care will be improved and costs reduced. One source indicates there are 270 ACOs … Continue reading Delivery systems and workers’ comp
Read More...Another quick week is done, altho after the two inches of snow Tuesday I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. So here’s what happened while we were digging out. There’s a bunch of news re ACA enrollment and the impact … Continue reading Friday’s what-I-missed-this-week post
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