Showing posts with label Medicaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medicaid. Show all posts
Sunday, February 26, 2017

The limits on a total permanent disability award

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard oral argument concerning the mathematical limits of a workers’ compensation total disability ca...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Consequences of TrumpMedical 2016–25: Price Increases, Aging Push Sector To 20 Percent Of Economy

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Workers' Compensation medical expenses mirror some of the national health care projections. An aging workforce and the increased longev...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Medical Errors - The Third Leading Cost of Death

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Costing almost $1 Trillion dollars per year and a leading of death are medical errors. Medical doctors specializing in patient safety t...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

What Impact Will Hepatitis C Drugs Have on Medical Costs? Look Here

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Drug prices are a major and unpredicable cost in calcularing workers' compensation exposure. Recent developments in hepatitis C treatm...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

More Cost Shifting

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A recent study reports that zero-cost workers' compensation claims merely creates cost shifting to other programs. Objective: Previ...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

President Obama Statement on the Benefits of the Affordable Care Act

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Thanks to Monica, thanks to everybody standing behind me, and thanks for everybody out there who cares deeply about this issue.  Monica’s s...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Better Pay Now

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The movement for an increase in the minimum wage is growing. An increase in wages will have a direct impact on workers' compensation ...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

California sends misinformation to 246,000 new Medicaid enrollees

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Today's post was shared by Kaiser Health News and comes from www.sacbee.com LOS ANGELES -- California has mistakenly sent lette...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Professionalism and Caring for Medicaid Patients — The 5% Commitment?

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Today's post was shared by NEJM and comes from www.nejm.org Interview with Prof . Sara Rosenbaum on the health care safety ne...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Worried About Costs And Unaware of Help, Californians Head Into New Era of Health Coverage

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Today's post was shared by Kaiser Health News and comes from www.kaiserhealthnews.org As uninsured Californians head into a new...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

McDonald's Profit Is Awkwardly Close To What It Costs Taxpayers Every Year

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Low wages impact benefits, create more income for the employer and cost taxpayers. Shifting the costs. Today's post was shared by Huf...

Lousy Medicaid Arguments

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Having technology that works is critical for operations and public confidence. Whether it be the PA court system or insurance exchanges, t...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Labor puts Dems on notice: Don’t touch Medicare and Social Security benefits

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Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.washingtonpost.com With the crisis chatter in Washington now tu...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Federal Court Deems CMS Interpretation of the MSP Act Impenetrable

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A UD District Court has denied a health provider's challenge to CMS's interpretation of the to the Medicare Secondary Act. CMS...
Monday, September 23, 2013

State Politics and the Fate of the Safety Net

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Lacking workers' compensation coverage, injured workers rely upon a safety net of Federally provided medical benefits. Under the Aff...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Getting While the Getting Is Good

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Preparing for disability can only go so far. Sometime pre-emptive action needs to be taken. This is an example of what aging workers need ...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Law Will Shift Demographics For Medicaid Toward Healthier Group, Study Finds

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Today's post was shared by Kaiser Health News and comes from capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org The health law is expected to change th...