Industry Insights
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Paduda: Another Worker Heat Tragedy | 08/22/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Last week, a UPS driver suffering from heat exhaustion crashed his truck. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: OSHA's Heat Rule Is Out | 07/05/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's long-awaited proposed heat rule is out. ...Read More | |||
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Peabody: How a Workers' Compensation Bill Becomes Law | 07/02/2024 | |
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| By: Michael D. Peabody | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Have you ever wondered how a workers’ compensation bill transforms from a mere idea into the law of the land in California? The process is intricate, with various steps and many players, each with their own interests and influences. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Opioids, NSAIDs and Better Options | 06/26/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute's latest report on drugs in workers’ comp has some excellent news:...Read More | |||
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Paduda: State Moves That Will Affect Workers' Comp | 06/25/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The state legislation that will most affect workers’ comp is often not about workers’ comp. Rather, it deals with other parts of the health care ecosystem. For example: ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Latest on Workers' Comp Pharmacy | 06/24/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We are finishing up our annual survey of pharmacy benefits management in workers’ comp. Here are three findings from the 15 we’ve done so far. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: OSHA Makes Progress on Heat Exposure | 06/14/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In a key step to help protect workers from excessive heat, OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) met to review a draft rule’s initial regulatory framework....Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Up With Optum Workers' Comp? | 06/06/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Tuesday's non-announcement that ExamWorks bought Optum’s Settlement (MSA) business should not have been a surprise. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: A Workers' Comp Quiz | 05/16/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Workers comp is: Joe Paduda ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Cost Doesn't Equal Quality | 05/02/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In the ever-changing world of health care economics, one thing is becoming more of a norm: high hospital costs. Crazy facility fees coupled with hospital/health system consolidation are leading to higher prices for payers. ...Read More | |||
