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DePaolo's World: February 2015
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Thoughts and impressions on workers' compensation and life. Friday, February 27, 2015. Nicolas Mercado will get. Bully for Mercado. And good for CIGA. The California Insurance Guarantee Association has withdrawn its petition for review. From the 2nd Appellate District, telling the court that that it was able to resolve. The Mercado matter (which I interpret as meaning that Mercado will get the mods). Nicholas Mercado had worked as a truck driver until a horrific accident left him a quadriplegic in 2011.
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ICS: Medical Resources
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The following medical resources have been chosen for their usefulness in the claims management field:. Http:/ www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html. Http:/ www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp. Mosbyâ s Nursing Drug Handbook:. Http:/ www.ndhnow.com/. Association of Orthopaedic Nurses:. Http:/ www.orthonurse.org/. Http:/ www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp. Http:/ www.acatoday.org/. The American Medical Association:. Http:/ www.ama-assn.org. Http:/ www.medscape.com. Claims and Industry Related Resources.
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Joe Paduda - Author at Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Author Archives: Joe Paduda. August 25, 2016. Federalizing workers’ comp. August 25, 2016. Link to this post. Insurance folks decry the difficulty inherent in operating in multiple states. Is that going to change? But re...
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Drug testing explained - part 2 - Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. July 16, 2015. Drug testing explained – part 2. July 16, 2015. Link to this post. Yesterday’s post about testing work comp patients for opioids. That and the outrageous prices charged. What’s a payer to do. Engaged in un...
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Catching up... - Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015. Link to this post. Summer is supposed to be slow down time – this one is proving to be anything but. There are several acquisitions likely to be announced over the next few weeks. Enrollees ...
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CompPharma
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Joseph Paduda, President of CompPharma. Helen King Knight, Vice President of CompPharma. Paduda is also the principal of Health Strategy Associates. Paduda also publishes Managed Care Matters. A popular industry weblog dealing with the full spectrum of health care and managed care issues and news. He also founded Health Wonk Review, a biweekly weblog compendium of the best of the health care policy weblogs. Paduda holds a Master's of Science Degree in Health Management from the American University. H...
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So what's up with health care costs? - Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. July 30, 2015. So what’s up with health care costs? July 30, 2015. Link to this post. Are projecting health care costs will increase 5.8% annually over the next 9 years. Their thinking is that now the the economy is back...
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Manage Care - Group Health Archives - Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Category Archives: Manage Care – Group Health. January 11, 2016. January 11, 2016. Link to this post. Too much work and travel last week – actually missed posting three days in a row – my apologies! Managed care firms,.
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Consolidation in the real world - implications for workers' comp - Managed Care MattersManaged Care Matters
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Joseph Paduda's weblog on managed care for group health, workers compensation and auto insurance, covering health care cost containment, health policy, health research, and medical news for insurers, employers, and healthcare providers. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. July 24, 2015. Consolidation in the real world – implications for workers’ comp. July 24, 2015. Link to this post. There’s been a lot of mergers and acquisitions in the work comp arena, and certainly more to come. New Je...