Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Pundits (myself included) are detecting a sea change on the Hill – the health plans’ power meter is just barely registering while physicians are pegging the needle. If you’re wondering why physicians were so adamantly opposed to the Medicare reimbursement … Continue reading Docs are fighting mad, ready for war, and they’ve got big guns
Read More...Bob Laszewski has a great post today debunking the myth of Medicare Advantage and Medicare private fee for service. Both were supposed to help reduce Medicare’s costs via a short-term subsidy enabling private insurers to get into the market, figure … Continue reading Health plans feeding at the Medicare trough
Read More...If recent (and past) electoral history is any guide, this Presidential election, or at least the health reform part of it, is going to be fought with sound bites. We can already hear the right screeching about the ills of … Continue reading Separating fact from garbage
Read More...A while ago I posted on the use of distorted data by folks seeking to promote an agenda. Recently Insurance Newscast arrived on my virtual doorstep with a textbook example under the intriguing headline ” Most Companies Oppose Single-Payer Health … Continue reading Distortions and agendas
Read More...I’ve been meaning to get to this for weeks now – while I (and others) have reviewed and compared the two plans and parts thereof, I’ve yet to see a brief but (reasonably) comprehensive comparison. First, what these plans are … Continue reading How the Clinton and Obama health plans differ
Read More...Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, and Thompson are all opposed to health care reform measures that incorporate universal coverage. Tax breaks, high deductible plans, consumerism – all are fine, but no GOP presidential candidates support universal coverage. Why not? A majority … Continue reading Why don’t the GOP candidates want universal coverage?
Read More...Nothing. At least it shouldn’t. But two states (California and New York), base their workers comp fee schedule for drugs on Medicaid’s rates – despite the complete lack of similarities between the two. Why is this a problem? Lots of … Continue reading What does Medicaid have to do with workers comp?
Read More...Health reform is coming. This looks to be a huge win for private insurers – millions of potential new members signing up for mandated coverage. Unless, of course, the industry proves itself completely incompetent. That’s a real possibility.
Read More...Today, we’re leading with a quote from W, from a talk in DC October 28, 2003 …”As you know, these are open forums, you’re able to come and listen to what I have to say…” That’s not what we do … Continue reading HWR – the back to school edition
Read More...To listen to some, you would think single payer health care will cause the sky will fall, and it will be full of really large rocks when it hits our heads. At least that’s what the editors at the Wall … Continue reading Murdoch is out! WSJ taken over by Chicken Little!
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