Industry Insights
| What's Next from the Springfield Thinkers? | 04/22/2011 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe, Campbell & AssociatesWell, it appears our legislators on each side of the aisle fought to a draw on workers' compensation reform. The problem is, Illinois employers still come out the loser. We were advised the Illinois Democrats who run the Senate, Ho...Read More | |||
| What's Going to Affect Comp in 2012: Medicare Set-asides | 04/04/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesA couple weeks ago I started a three-part series on what's going to affect workers comp in 2012. After a few diversions and current-events-driven-interruptions, we're finishing up today with the impact of Medicare set-as...Read More | |||
| Workers' Comp Medical Costs The Real Driver | 02/10/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesThe Jan. 28 NCCI report on the near-term future of workers comp should be required reading for work comp execs.Here are the sound bites. Indemnity costs will continue to rise, but very slowly...Read More | |||
| What's Up with Aetna's Work Comp Unit? | 01/13/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesLast week several of the folks responsible for managing new business and existing clients for Aetna's Work Comp unit were laid off. Not exactly a great way to start 2011.This came after a year plus in which AWCA&...Read More | |||
| Why All the Deals in the Work Comp Space? | 01/11/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesThe investment community's fascination with the work comp services space resulted in a half-dozen deals over the last couple of months, on top of several more earlier in 2010.Which has led some to ask? Why this i...Read More | |||
| What Health Reform will do to Workers' Comp ... Not what you Think | 12/15/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesEarlier this month, SwissRe published their analysis of the impact of health reform on workers' comp. The full report is available here: ...Read More | |||
| What Would You Do if They Put You in Charge of the IWCC? | 11/03/2010 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe Campbell & AssociatesIn eight days, the election for governor and lots of state offices will come to a close and we will find out if the state will remain business as usual with the trilogy of Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan and John Cullerton on top or whether ups...Read More | |||
| Workers' Comp Deals on the Horizon | 11/01/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy AssociatesNow that the Mitchell-Ingenix deal is in the open, the rumor mill and the fact mill as well is rife with discussion of pending acquisitions, investments and mergers in the work comp managed care business.Tops on the list is the p...Read More | |||
| Why is it Acceptable to Shift Costs to Workers' Comp? | 10/12/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy Associates and CompPharmaOn Sept. 30, WorkCompCentral's [subscription required] Bill Kidd wrote about the battle in Illinois over reimbursement for surgical implants.The quick-and-dirty is hospitals are resisting a reduction in compensat...Read More | |||
| When Accidents aren't Accidents in Ill. Workers' Comp | 08/23/2010 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene Keefe Keefe Campbell & Associates As we teach all of our students, there are three accident defenses in Illinois and many states.The first accident defense is simple—we call it “liar, liar, pants on fire.” Not to be ...Read More | |||
