Joe Paduda Discusses Health Reform Impact And Changes On Workers Compensation

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Sarasota, FL (CompNewsNetwork) – Well known workers’ compensation and managed care expert Joe Paduda joins WorkersCompensation.com CEO Bob Wilson, for a frank discussion on the direct and indirect changes we might expect from the recent health care reform legislation.

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About Our Guest:

Joseph Paduda

Principal of Health Strategy Associates

Joseph Paduda is the principal of Health Strategy Associates, a consulting firm that is active in managed care and workers’ compensation.  He is also a nationally recognized expert, speaker and author.  

In workers’ comp, his expertise lies in reducing medical costs and total claims costs by analyzing payer data, processes, and systems and identifying cost-savings solutions in claims and medical management, pharmacy programs and technology.  Mr. Paduda has also conducted five annual surveys on containing pharmaceutical costs in workers’ compensation.

Health Strategy Associates consults with managed care organizations, carriers and self-insured employers throughout the United States to develop products and services that deliver true savings.  Prior to forming his own company, Mr. Paduda was vice president of sales, marketing and account management for MetraComp, a United Health Care Company specializing in managed care for workers’ compensation and group disability.  He previously worked for Travelers Health Company, Liberty Mutual and American International Healthcare, the managed care subsidiary of AIG. 

Mr. Paduda has appeared on Fox Business’ Money for Breakfast, Nightline and NPR’s Marketplace and been quoted in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CFO and Business Finance magazine.  His articles have been published in Business Insurance, National Underwriter, Compensation and Benefits Review, Risk and Insurance, and the Journal of Workers’ Compensation and can be found at www.healthstrategyassoc.com. For up-to-the minute industry insight, see his blog, www.joepaduda.com

Mr. Paduda is also a frequent and popular speaker at managed care, pharmacy, and workers’ compensation conferences. He has spoken at the Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Exhibit, the PBMI Drug Utilization Management Conference, the Global Medical Forum’s Annual Symposium in Zurich, Switzerland, and the IRMI Construction Risk Management Conference.  

Mr. Paduda has a Master’s of Science Degree in Health Management from the American University.  Health Strategy Associates is based in Madison, CT and can be reached at 203-314-2632 or jpaduda@healthstrategyassoc.com.