Paduda: Comp Issues to Watch Include Opioids, Hospital Costs and Election

Joe Paduda, principal of Health Strategy Associates, during a webinar Thursday identified what he said are key trends and issues for the workers’ compensation industry in 2020, including a continued decline in opioid use, increasing hospital costs and the upcoming election. Paduda started by explaining that marijuana would not be at the forefront of his presentation. “This is not about medical marijuana,” said Paduda. “We focus on those things instead of focusing on important stuff.” Paduda said during the webinar, titled “What's Really Impor...