Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
There are three workers’ comp drug trend reports out this week; we’ll look at each one (in order I received them). A cautionary note; it is difficult to compare PBMs’ performance on the basis of their reports; the metrics and … Continue reading Workers’ comp drug trends – good news at last – Part 1
Read More...Here’s the highlights from the week after the annual WCRI meeting and Physician Dispensing Summit… The incontrovertible proof that physician dispensing of repackaged drugs extends disability and increases claims costs has raised the stakes in Maryland, Hawai’i, and Pennsylvania, states … Continue reading Wrapping up the workers’ comp week
Read More...With long-time CWCI President Michael Nolan slated to retire in May, the Board named Alex Swedlow to replace Nolan, passing the torch to one of the leading figures in workers’ compensation. Alex’ research rigor, insight into nuances and intricacies of … Continue reading Smart move, CWCI
Read More...Yesterday came the welcome news that the good – and smart – folk in positions of authority in Idaho have drafted work comp regulations designed to prevent outrageous up-charging for physician-dispensed repackaged drugs. Approved by both Legislative houses, the rules … Continue reading A tale of two states – Idaho and Florida
Read More...Warning, this post contains adult language. Not content with reaching into employers’ pockets and taxpayers’ bank accounts, the physician dispensing industry’s slimy tentacles are oozing into the world of what passes for journalism at the Sunshine State News, and, based on … Continue reading Florida Medical Association blatantly distorts FL Dept of Work Comp report
Read More...Now that the easy ones are out of the way, let’s get into the final four predictions. 7. We’ll learn that physician dispensing of repackaged drugs has harmed patients When physicians dispense drugs, they don’t have access to the huge … Continue reading Predictions for the work comp world in 2013 – page three
Read More...Following yesterday’s post on predictions for workers’ comp in 2013, here are three more. 4. Aetna will keep – and grow – their workers’ comp services business With the acquisition of Coventry, Aetna consolidated its position as one of the … Continue reading Predictions for 2013 – page two
Read More...It’s time to see how my predictions for 2012 turned out, and a final warning that the annual April 1 post is less than three months away… So here are they are…and here’s how it went… 1. Health reform will … Continue reading So, how’d those predictions for 2012 turn out?
Read More...Yesterday’s post on CorVel was cut short by the demands of real work; here’s the rest. Financially, CorVel has had a very mediocre year. Their most recent quarter saw revenues stay pretty much flat, while earnings dropped 10 cents a … Continue reading What’s new with CorVel, part 2
Read More...Mike Whitely of WorkCompCentral reported this morning that the Florida Medical Association has decided that their doctors’ profits are far more important than patient safety. Sure, they’re hiding behind grand words such as “patient choice” and “return to work”, but … Continue reading The Florida Medical Association’s new tagline: Profits before Patients
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