Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Got in yesterday, and the whirlwind started. Initial takes… Thanks to the wonderful folks at myMatrixx for carting me and pretty much everyone else from the airport to our hotels. The Mitchell last night event was very well attended; it … Continue reading Vegas day one
Read More...A few items of interest from around the work comp world…then a brief discussion of what works, and what doesn’t, in driving innovation. Brian Allen’s now with Mitchell International’s ScriptAdvisor PBM operation. A highly experienced government affairs professional, Brian’s been in … Continue reading Friday catch-up, innovation, and what kills it.
Read More...After a seemingly-unending flood of deals that stretched for several years, mergers and acquisition activity in the work comp services sector slowed a lot last year. There was a brief flurry of activity after the election, a flurry that – with … Continue reading Acquisitions in Work Comp – what’s (not) happening today and why
Read More...A few items of interest from the workers’ comp world… The sale of Mitchell proceeds, with multiple sources indicating four finalists have been selected. Word is one is a strategic, or industry buyer, while the rest are investment firms. Given … Continue reading Latest news from the work comp world
Read More...I can’t remember a busier and more portentous week in healthcare in the last thirty years. Last few weeks, in fact. A lot happened in the rest of the world while we (at least us wonks) were obsessing over the latest … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...Of late there’s been a resurgence of interest in managing the medical component of auto liability claims. This happens every few years as insurers, entrepreneurs, and regulators look for ways to reduce costs and premiums. The quick take – there’s … Continue reading Managing medical in Auto insurance – quick primer
Read More...Just when you think things are calming down in the work comp world, you get a week like last week. Leading off, management changes. First, sources indicated occupational clinic company US Healthworks laid off a sixth of its management staff, most … Continue reading Monday catch-up – management moves in work comp services
Read More...Yesterday’s post prognosticated about macro-drivers of workers comp; employment, investment returns, medical costs. Today’s focus is on what those macro-drivers mean for discrete parts of the work comp world – so here are the next five predictions. 6. Winners will … Continue reading Whither work comp in 2017 – Part Two
Read More...Good morning all. Out in SoCal for the CompLaude event; looking forward to two days of great discussion about the good things in workers’ comp. More evidence that WC medical trend is flattening WCRI released it’s Indiana CompScope report earlier … Continue reading Friday catch-up; CorVel, deals, & drugs
Read More...A few weeks back I posted on the incomprehensible decision by the Veteran’s Administration to award almost all of a $6.8 billion contract to two “different” companies that are actually very closely related. Last week came the news that the … Continue reading The VA head smack
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