Industry Insights
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Paduda: How'd I Do With 2019 Work Comp Predictions? | 12/19/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Each year I make predictions about what the work comp world will do in the coming dozen months. Here’s how that went in 2019. (Spoiler alert: The ball was a bit cloudy last January.) ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Who Are Those Guys? | 12/05/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the question many have asked when told a handful of California physicians file most of the utilization review and independent medical review requests. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Time for an Effective Workers' Comp Opioid Solution | 12/03/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Monday's WorkCompCentral arrived with William Rabb’s report on the use of opioids by workers’ comp patients in Louisiana. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Up With Paradigm? | 11/26/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Paradigm is evolving rapidly, and none too soon. A data-driven firm known for taking risk on catastrophic claims, Paradigm has strengthened its behavioral health offerings and added case management, specialty and network services, all intended to make the company one...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WC Rates Are Still Too High — and Will Continue to Drop | 11/20/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I’m going to convince you that despite years of continued decreases, work comp premiums are still too high. And will likely remain too high for the next few years. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Opioids and Work Comp Premiums | 11/14/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Two seemingly unrelated papers hit the inbox yesterday: the California Workers’ Compensation Institute's just-completed analysis of opioid usage in California, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance's report on 2019 workers’ comp financials. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's in the Inbox? | 11/04/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The inbox has been stuffed with important new research and news. Here’s what most interested me. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: One Call's Halloween Is Going to Be All Treats | 10/30/2019 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Thanks to a massive restructuring, One Call lives to fight another day. This is excellent news for the folks who work there; not so much for the original investors. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: A Roundup of News I Missed on Vacation | 10/21/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| OK, here’s what I missed while on vacation in France. The Workers Compensation Research Institute's annual conference is back in Bos...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Up With California Work Comp? | 10/08/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Friend and colleague Alex Swedlow took the podium at the California Self-Insurers’ Association Fall Employer Summit to discuss what’s going on in the Golden State, and what you need to do to manage your program. ...Read More | |||
