Industry Insights
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Pew: Marijuana Science Still Half-Baked | 08/18/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| "Right now, the science doesn't support" re-scheduling marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Real Innovation in Health Care | 08/15/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What do these have in common? Duexis. Valeant. Martin Shkreli. Mylan. ...Read More | |||
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Pew: Aloha, Dave | 08/11/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I had the honor of attending Saturday's Celebration of Life for David John DePaolo at the Channel Islands Aviation Hangar 265 in Camarillo, California. David's family and friends were there but also many of his (and my) colleagues in workers' compensation. There were mo...Read More | |||
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Paduda: More Insured via Exchanges Is Good News for Work Comp | 08/03/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| People who obtained private health insurance coverage thru the exchanges in 2014 were less healthy than those previously insured. A just-published article in HealthAffairs provides details on their medical issues and conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: You Broke It, You Own It | 07/12/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill before the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate would have required physicians and pharmacists to check state databases before prescribing or dispensing opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Science! | 07/11/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I think we’ve figured out why, in the face of compelling evidence to the contrary, plaintiff attorneys in California continue to argue that the work comp system poorly serves a large number of workers’ comp patients. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Disability Is Not a Medical Condition | 06/17/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Awhile back I had the pleasure of interviewing Glenn Pransky MD, M.Occ.H., the director of Liberty Mutual’s Center for Disability Research. ...Read More | |||
| Pew: The Work Comp Forecast in Florida | 06/16/2016 | ||
| By: Mark Pew | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Is work comp fair? If "fair" is a subjective term, is it even achievable? The gathering storm in Florida is going to help determine those answers. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Who's Running Your Company? | 05/23/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Is it the execs or the information technology department? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Are Work Comp Medical Costs Really Dropping? | 05/19/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The recent announcement at NCCI AIS that medical costs for lost-time claims dropped for the first time ever was a shocker. Talks with experts and industry pros after Kathy Antonello’s talk led to much head scratching and wondering. ...Read More | |||
