Industry Insights
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Paduda: Hey, Legislators, Don't Do Stupid Stuff | 05/26/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Four months into the COVID pandemic, early data show workers’ comp insurers are doing the right thing. ...Read More | |||
| Paduda: NCCI — Quick Hits, a Deeper Dive, and a Critique | 05/15/2020 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Apologies for not getting this out sooner; wanted to wait until I heard back from NCCI on a couple items. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Watch Those Facility Costs | 05/08/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As the coronavirus continues its relentless march, hospitals and health systems are getting crushed. With elective procedures banned in many states, the patients hospitals relied on to generate profits have disappeared. Meanwhile, expenses related to preparing for COVID-19 patients have gone...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID-19's Impact on Workers' Comp: Claim Type | 04/24/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While we’re still wrapping our heads around COVID-19, it is increasingly clear that the pandemic will have implications for the workers’ comp industry that are deep and broad. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Catching Up | 04/20/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The brilliant minds at the Workers Compensation Research Institute aren’t slacking while WFH (working from home). Their latest is the 20th edition of the CompScope state-specific reports detailing the performance of 18 state workers’ compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID-19 and Workers' Comp | 03/18/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We are in the opening inning of the COVID-19 pandemic, so forecasting where this will end up is a fool’s game. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: An Abundance of Caution | 03/13/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An abundance of caution. That, along with social distancing, is the phrase that will mark 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Coronavirus Update | 03/10/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' Compensation Research Institute's annual meeting in Boston was well attended. Timing is everything. Many other events have been canceled or postponed, especially those on the West Coast — not to mention Italy, Iran and Asia. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: With Work Comp's Medical Trend Flat, Implications Abound | 02/28/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We know work comp medical costs are not increasing. The question is, how does this impact stakeholders? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: No, Higher Indemnity Payments Do Not Equal Longer Disability | 02/21/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent piece in WorkCompCentral highlighted research that ostensibly said paying injured workers higher indemnity benefits results in longer disability duration and hig...Read More | |||
