Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
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...Controlling drug usage in workers’ comp is – far too often – the proverbial pushing on the rope. Sure, PBMs and payers have done a remarkable job constraining costs and reducing the initial inappropriate use of opioids. Virtually all payers … Continue reading Drug formularies – much needed in workers comp
Read More...And only one post…clearly I’ve been slacking. Time to catch up! Workers Comp There’s been much discussion of the implications of the demise of the APAX-Coventry Work Comp Services deal; CWCS staff seem to have mixed views, but most are … Continue reading A very busy week…
Read More...Today’s catch up leads off with some pretty grim news. Pennsylvania’s drug problem is getting worse. WCRI’s just-released report on physician dispensing drugs to work comp claimants in Pennsylvania provides a clear warning to the Keystone State’s employers and taxpayers – … Continue reading Friday catch up – Pennsylvania’s drug problem and other news
Read More...This is the eleventh (!) year I’ve been involved in surveying workers’ comp payers to get their take on pharmacy management. Now that Yvonne Guibert (thank you Yvonne) has finished collecting the data, I’m working on the report. It’s going … Continue reading Survey of Drug management in work comp – quick take
Read More...The dog days of August are upon us, and I’m going to be on vacation for most of next week, so there won’t be much activity at the Intergalactic HQ of Health Strategy Associates – or here for that matter. … Continue reading Friday catch-up
Read More...As of next Monday, Marcos Iglesias MD will be moving from Midwest Employers to the Hartford, where he will be taking over as Medical Director from Rob Bonner, MD. I know both well, and the move is a good one. … Continue reading Hartford changes Medical Directors
Read More...It is a gorgeous day in upstate NY – not that every day in upstate isn’t fabulous. Hope your weather is equally spectacular. This week has been nuts…between deals, indictments, PPACA enrollment…gosh how’s a guy supposed to keep up! First … Continue reading Friday catch-up – non-competes, compounds, and clustermesses
Read More...Today’s post is authored by Jack Johnston who is spending his summer interning at Health Strategy Associates; Jack is going to be a senior at Syracuse University (my alma mater); he’s studying Health and Exercise Science. The three largest PBMs … Continue reading Work Comp PBMs – it’s drug trend report time
Read More...There’s so much excitement about big data and the potential for it in work comp that it would be all to easy to forget some basics. The law of small numbers chief among them. Work comp accounts for a tad … Continue reading Big data in work comp – no panacea
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