PBM's and More: In A World of Cost Plus, Is Transparency a Dirty Word?

• 08/21/17

Peter Rousmaniere last week authored a two-part series, published on this site, that discussed Pharmacy Benefit Management companies (PBM’s) and their pricing practices. He revealed that there may be ...
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Thank God It's Friday.....

• 08/18/17

It’s been a hectic week, as we prepare to move our offices, upgrade our marketing material and get ready to announce that webinar series I asked you not to tell anyone about. Today will feature a ...
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Putting Workers' Comp in the Hot Seat

• 08/16/17

It has been a long time in the planning, and we’ve had at least one false start (that was entirely my fault), but we are finally ready to announce next week that a new webinar series for the ...
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Who Is the Real Butterball Here?

• 08/14/17

There is a fascinating article on propertycasualty360.com this morning that exemplifies the widely varying challenges people in the workers’ compensation industry face. It is an interview with Brian ...
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Opt Out is Going to Return, and Why We Should Pay Attention

• 08/10/17

I had the opportunity this week to participate in a high-octane session at the 72nd Annual WCI Conference in Orlando, FL. With the somewhat imposing title of “The Grand Bargain or Contract of Adhesion: ...
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Kids' Chance and Making a Young Girl Hurl

• 08/08/17

Ok, it was not the presentation I originally envisioned. While it was nobody’s fault, and, in reality, was another example of the sheer strength of the person we were honoring, it still was not the ...
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Workers' Comp Improv Night at WCI Bloggers Panel

• 08/03/17

As I wrote earlier in the week, I will be at the 69th Annual WCI Conference in Orlando next week. One of the sessions I will be involved with is the traditional bloggers panel that has become a staple at ...
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On Social Security Number Use, Our Votes Are Revealing

• 08/03/17

We just completed a month long CompNewsNetwork Pulse Poll on the use of Social Security numbers on workers’ compensation forms. As part of my ongoing editorializing on the subject, we wanted to know ...
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At WCI, I Think Someone Lost a Bet

• 08/01/17

It is hard to believe, but next week will find several thousand of us back in Orlando, FL for the 69th Annual Workers’ Compensation Institute Conference. It is even more difficult to believe that this ...
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