A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of April 20, 2015, including the how payment reform could hurt emergency care and Americans want the government to do something about high drug prices.
This week, a report from the Brookings Institute found that payment reform could have unintended consequences for emergency care. Greater adoption of alternate payment models could provide better support for non-emergency department physicians, thus reducing emergency department utilization.
Americans may still be divided on the Affordable Care Act, but a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that consumers are united in their desire to have the government to do something about high drug prices. They especially want protections for those taking drugs for chronic conditions like HIV, hepatitis, mental illness, or cancer.
Lastly, the newest issue of Evidence-Based Oncology is out and it is the first one with new editor-in-chief Joseph Alvarnas, MD. Read the full issue here.
The Biden administration recently launched the Global Health Security Strategy, a new effort to combat the spread of infectious diseases; lawmakers zeroed in on the risks of massive consolidation in health care during the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare hack; the FDA recently announced the recall of a pair of heart devices linked to numerous deaths and injuries.
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Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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Study Highlights Disparities in Access to In-Network Mental Health Care vs Medical Care
April 17th 2024While health plans often employ reimbursement rates as a tool to incentivize provider participation within their networks, study results showed reimbursement rates for office visits with medical/surgical clinicians were on average 22% higher than behavioral health clinicians.
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