Industry Insights
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Paduda: Drug Price Fixing's Impact on Workers' Comp | 06/03/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The generic drug manufacturers’ price-fixing scheme raised prices by up to 1,000%. But there’s good news for workers’ comp payers, as the impact has been minimal. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hey, Work Comp Payers — Do Your Job | 05/29/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Has any workers’ comp insurer, excess carrier, state fund or any self-insured employer sued opioid manufacturers, distributors or dispensers? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Comparing Work Comp to Group Health | 05/22/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Barry Lipton, a senior actuary at the National Council on Compensation Insurance, did a quick review of a few ways work comp and group health differ, and how they are sometimes comparable. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The CBO's Single-Payer Report and Worker's Comp | 05/06/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Congressional Budget Office's 34-page analysis of single payer is out, and there are no references to workers’ comp or occupational injuries/illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Gallagher Bassett Uses Data to Improve Care for WC Patients | 04/25/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What passes for predictive modeling today is like Google maps, except the app tells you when to turn a half hour after you’ve passed the intersection. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Buyer-User Disconnect, aka the Shiny Object Problem | 04/19/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Had a very interesting conversation with a work comp services exec earlier this week that got me thinking about “portals,” those internet entry points where payer staff can access bills, reports, notes, alerts, and other documents and messages about their claims. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What Worked Then Works Now | 04/08/2019 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 1992, workers' compensation case managers were finding their patients were often unable to get to their doctor’s office, physical therapy appointments or to the drug store to get their prescriptions filled. Many didn’t have their own vehicles or relied on friends, fam...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Why Are California's Work Comp Costs so High? | 03/29/2019 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Why are California's workers' comp costs so high? A few possible contributors: ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WCRI: Deductibles and Claims | 03/01/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I showed up late to the Workers Compensation Research Institute's annual meeting Thursday in Phoenix, and thanks to American Airlines I missed three great sessions. Two dealt with opioids and one was a deep dive into coordinating medical and return-to-work services. ...Read More | |||
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Price: Preparing for the New York Formulary | 02/20/2019 | |
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| Source: David Price | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I recently found myself in a discussion with Mark Pew about the latest version of the proposed New York workers' compensation drug formulary. As is often the case, he had some very good questions. One of those questions really got me thinking: What should payers do —...Read More | |||
