06/06/2007
while continuing to improve the care and qualify of life for our injured employee population" Southwest added in the announcement of the deal.
Joe Paduda a Connecticut-based managed care consultant said that PMSI's new management team has tried to shake up the specialty managed-care services
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04/07/2007
By Joe Paduda
The short answer -- elimination of a major network and bill review competitor acquisition of a PBM and case management operator and an annual revenue increase for Coventry's specialty division of about 320 million.
The annual revenue increase is equivalent to
Category: Industry Insights
08/28/2006
Workers' compensation payers are using more sophisticated cost controls to address pharmacy costs according to the "Third Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers' Compensation" conducted by Joseph Paduda of Health Strategy Associates.
The survey indicated payers are
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06/07/2006
the Florida League of Cities.
Joseph Paduda principal of Health Strategy Associates based in Madison Conn.
Rob Purdy vice president of Philadelphia-based American International Group.
CHOICE said it received more than 200 nominations before closing the process May 31.
The
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06/03/2005
Corp. in Miami Sam Friedman editor-in-chief of National Underwriter magazine based in Hoboken N.J.; Paul Hughes president and CEO of Orlando-based Risk Transfer Holdings Inc. Michael P. Madden director of public risk services for the Florida League of Cities Inc. also in Orlando Joseph Paduda
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03/21/2005
Joseph Paduda managing partner of Health Strategies Associates HSA will present "Managing Drug Costs and Utilization for Workers' Compensation Programs" at the PBMI Drug Utilization Conference on March 31.
Paduda will share results of HSA's recent survey of workers' compensation
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03/21/2005
Joseph Paduda managing partner of Health Strategies Associates HSA will present "Managing Drug Costs and Utilization for Workers' Compensation Programs" at the PBMI Drug Utilization Conference on March 31.
Paduda will share results of HSA's recent survey of workers' compensation
Category: News
08/15/2004
WHY CAN'T WE CONTROL DRUG EXPENSES
BY JOSEPH PADUDA
Health care costs in workers' compensation have grown significantly over the last few years and now amount to well over 50 percent of the claims dollar in Florida. One of the primary contributors to this unhappy
Category: Industry Insights
06/04/2004
management the more they focused on utilization-related solutions.
While there was no clear consensus on the best way to control workers' comp prescription costs respondents were aware of the various options. "More than 90 percent looked to PBMs to control costs" said Joseph Paduda of Health
Category: News
05/21/2004
.; Victor Marrero vice president of Marsh USA Inc. in Sunrise Fla; Andy Olwert CEO of Unisource Administrators Inc. in Sarasota Fla.; Joseph Paduda principal of Health Strategy Associates in Madison Conn.; Rob Purdy vice president American Home Assurance Company in Philadelphia Pa.; James Dolan
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