Industry Insights
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Paduda: The Commodity Trap and Avoidance Thereof | 10/13/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Few would argue that work comp services is largely a commodity industry. “Price” is the ultimate decision criterion in most buying decisions. There are exceptions, but many are really service guarantees backed by financial penalties — another way for purchasers to demo...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Not Invented Here | 10/03/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| If we didn’t invent it, it didn’t need to be invented. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Medical Debt Is Crushing Americans | 09/28/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One out of three adults has medical debt. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Leaving Las Vegas | 09/25/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Here are a few quick takeaways from the National Comp event in Las Vegas: ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Medical Inflation in Work Comp | 09/12/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Medical inflation in workers' compensation isn’t a problem. In most states. Today. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Implications of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations | 09/01/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Medicare will negotiate drug prices. Big Pharma is really upset. AARP is really happy. What’s the REAL story? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Long COVID Is Real. 'Social Inflation' Is Not. | 08/21/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute report on long COVID’s impact on work comp examined claims with an average of 18 months post-infe...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Heat and Job Growth | 08/16/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Two mostly-ignored things will have way more impact on workers’ comp than any other 10 factors. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Physician Dispensing in Work Comp Roars Back | 08/10/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Why? Mostly because insurers and employers have been asleep at the switch. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Survey of Workers' Comp Bill Review, Fourth Edition | 08/04/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Our fourth survey of workers’ comp bill review is nearing completion. One of the good things about doing this every few years is that we can identify trends and the industry’s evolution. ...Read More | |||
