Industry Insights
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Paduda: Who's Investing in Work Comp Services Now? | 10/26/2018 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Several years ago it was smaller private equity firms who bought companies for $75 million to $200 million, built them up and sold them off. Then it was the bigger PE firms that put together a couple of these and hoped to sell them for more than they paid, and were mostly successful....Read More | |||
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Paduda: Chronic Opioids Can Be Solved | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the key lesson from Oct. 3's session on dealing with legacy opioid claims at International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' 104th convention in Virginia. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Latest Deal in Workers' Comp Services | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Paradigm announced it is purchasing Adva-Net, a Florida-based company with a network of pain management providers. While terms weren’t disclosed, word is the price was north of $105 million, a very healthy multiple of earnings. ...Read More | |||
| Potts: The L.A. Times Got It Wrong | 09/17/2018 | ||
| Source: Julleen Potts | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Los Angeles Times' recent article on workers' compensation unfairly used the actions of a few to put all public safety officers in a bad light. My story tells you why. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Sloooooow Progress in California's Work Comp System | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the quick takeaway from a review of California Workers' Compensation Institute's recent report on drug prescription management in the Golden State. (There’s a lot more to this study than this.)...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Why We're Not Solving Opioid Addiction | 07/12/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The reason opioid abuse disorder (OAD) is such a huge problem is because no one’s figured out how to A) fix it while B) making a shipload of money. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Drug Rebates, Technology and What's Next | 06/14/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Two years ago, brand-drug manufacturers paid out $127 billion in rebates, and other discounts and fees. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Health Insurance Status and Workers' Comp | 06/06/2018 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Opioids, Marijuana, Pain and Workers' Comp | 05/25/2018 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance's Raji Chadarevian discussed opioid utilization, price and cost at NCCI’s recent Annual Issues Symposium 2018. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: State Fund Is Solving Opioids | 05/01/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I’ve lauded the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp for its great successes reducing opioid usage. But, I’ve heard from many stakeholders that Ohio’s got a unique advantage. ...Read More | |||
