Maine Human Resources Convention

The Healthcare Reform/Workers' Compensation Nexus. With more Americans covered by health insurance, will workers' compensation claim frequency increase or decline? What will be the effect of pending changes in Medicare's physician reimbursement methodology? As Medicaid expands, will there be more or less pressure on providers to shift costs to workers' compensation payers? And what about possible changes to Medicare Part D (Drug) program - how might those changes affect you? Join nationally-recognized workers' compensation expert Joe Paduda as he walks you through the early formulations for implementing healthcare reform and the potential impact on workers' compensation.

Presenter: Joe Paduda, Principal of Health Strategy Associates, LLC, in Madison, Connecticut.