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Managed Care Minute: May 2, 2015
A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of April 27, 2015, including more good news for the much-anticipated PCSK9 inhibitors and growth in the individual insurance market enrollment.
This week, a meta-analysis in JAMA confirmed that the PCSK9 inhibitors dramatically reduce low-density lipoprotein as well as all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. However, an accompanying editorial cautioned against too much enthusiasm.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that enrollment in the individual insurance market grew in 2014 after the first open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act. Enrollment is expected to continue to grow in 2015, but at a slower pace.
The first videos from the Spring 2015 Oncology Stakeholders Summit is now available online here.
Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Help to Uncover Frailty Patterns in Those With Acute COPD Exacerbations
April 22nd 2024Study findings demonstrate the pivotal role of patient-reported outcomes in identifying frailty among individuals experiencing acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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