Managed Care Matters
What's happening in healthcare and workers comp & what it means for you
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You’re buying healthcare wrong. (opens the original)
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The most popular formula for calculating the “value” of healthcare is pretty simple...<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="119" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wSuY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media
Rowing and Research. (opens the original)
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Had a great weekend racing in D.C. Somehow we managed to win our masters’ quadruple sculls at the Scullers’ Head of the Potomac…due more to Ed’s steering and the resilience of my teammates than anything I did.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal
No, Congress won’t “fix” physician payment (opens the original)
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News out of Washington DC is Congress is “laying the groundwork for possible changes to how Medicare pays doctors.”Sure! Great idea…except without: massive changes in Congress, fixing political campaign funding (starting with undoing Citizens United), andrestrictions on consolidation in healthcare providers coupled with the breakup of sever
Is California the canary in the coal mine? (opens the original)
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Two reports indicate workers’ comp medical costs in California are climbing. That’s important for two reasons - the Golden State encompasses about one of every 5 work comp premium/equivalent dollars trends tend to start/grow in California (unlisted codes, physician dispensing, cumulative trauma, patient harvesting) and work their way eastwardThat said, remember three of
Is California the canary in the coal mine? (opens the original)
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Two reports indicate workers’ comp medical costs in California are climbing. That’s important for two reasons - the Golden State encompasses about one of every 5 work comp premium/equivalent dollars trends tend to start/grow in California (unlisted codes, physician dispensing, cumulative trauma, patient harvesting) and work their way eastwardThat said, remember three of California
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