10/21/2019
OK here’s what I missed while on vacation in France.
The Workers Compensation Research Institute's annual conference is back in
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10/08/2019
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Joe Paduda
First up Why are California’s admin expenses so unbelievably high
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09/27/2019
There are no challenges facing today’s work comp insurance industry.
Category: Industry Insights
09/18/2019
Workers’ comp has done an admirable job reducing the volume and potency of opioids dispensed to work comp patients.
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09/13/2019
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Joe Paduda
It’s going to end —someday right
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09/09/2019
The hammer is starting to fall on the opioid industry and the repercussions are echoing through the comp industry.
Category: Industry Insights
09/06/2019
suggesting that there may be savings passed on to patients and their health plans.
Joe Paduda principal of Health Strategy Associates and author of the Managed Care Matters blog was not impressed by the findings.
Most every merger outside hospitals produces expense savings at or very close to double
Category: News
08/21/2019
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Joe Paduda
While some would argue the billions raked in by insurers are 
Category: Industry Insights
08/19/2019
It’s not if — it’s when the next will recession hit. Things were looking iffy a couple months ago and if anything the outlook has worsened since then.
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07/29/2019
pharmacies to check prescription drug monitoring programs or PDMPs to prevent multiple prescriptions for the same injured worker said Joe Paduda head of a consulting firm focused on improving pharmacy programs in workers compensation who writes frequently about medication costs in workers' comp.
The
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