Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
The Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) highlighted an article from The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) in its 2017 fall update. The article, “VBID Summit Explores How Congress Can Make High-Deductible Plans Work for Consumers,” reported on the healthcare concept of VBID, which seeks to remove financial barriers for high-value care. The idea has been pioneered by the co-editors-in-chief of AJMC®, A. Mark Frederick, MD, of the University of Michigan and its V-BID Center, and Michael E. Chernew, PhD, of Harvard Medical School.
The National Pharmaceutical Council’s Daily Newsfeed e-mail on Friday highlighted an article published by AJMC®. The article, "ICER Reviews $13.9 Million Grant, Plans to Assess All New Drugs,” reported on The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER) announcement that they received a 3-year grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF). ICER, a non-profit drug-pricing watchdog, plans to use the funds in support of its ongoing efforts to change the ways in which new prescription drugs are evaluated and priced.
A study published in AJMC® was mentioned on Advance Cardio Health’s Facebook page. The study, “Few Patients Prescribed PCSK9 Inhibitors Actually Receive the Therapy,” found that many patients who are prescribed PCSK9 inhibitors often face challenges involving patient access, including low approval rates during the first year of availability.
CMS' 340B Repayment Proposal May Harm Vulnerable Hospitals, Reward Those With Higher Revenues
April 26th 2024The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Kaiser Permanente was hit by a data breach in mid-April, impacting 13.4 million health plan members; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sued Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on its messenger RNA technology patents in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines; the CDC announced the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections.
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