Aetna CEO Open to Single-Payer Discussions
Last week, Aetna made the decision to exit all Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges in 2018; this week, its CEO is considering another way to deliver health insurance in the United States. During an investor conference, Mark Bertolini said he is interested in discussing what a single-payer system might look like in the US, according to Reuters. However, he doesn’t think the federal government should run such a system based on the failures of the ACA.
Bipartisan Talks on ACA Reforms
The Senate could churn out a bipartisan bill that addresses issues of the ACA. According to Politico, there have been informal talks between Republicans and Democrats about a Plan B in case Republicans can’t agree on repeal. Republicans who have been open to speaking with the opposing party include Susan Collins, R-Maine; Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana; and Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina. Senators Tim Kaine, D-Virginia; Tom Carper, D-Delaware; Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia; and Heidi Heitkamp, D-North Dakota, have also spoken briefly with Republicans about healthcare.
Did WHO Candidate Cover Up His Country’s Epidemics?
A candidate in the running for director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has been accused of covering up epidemics in his country. A rival candidate’s campaign has accused Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of covering up 3 cholera epidemics in Ethiopia when he was health minister, reported The New York Times. The world’s health ministers will meet in Geneva the week of May 22 and while there they will vote for the next director general of the WHO. Earlier outbreaks in 2006, 2009, and 2011 in Ethiopia were reported as just “acute watery diarrhea” and news organizations reported that aid agencies were pressured to avoid using the word “cholera.”
An Overview of Health Care and Pharmaceutical Trends, 2023-2024
April 19th 2024Douglas M. Long, BA, MBA, was featured as the keynote speaker on the closing day of The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2024 annual meeting, with a session dedicated to surveying the health care and pharmaceutical trends of the last year.
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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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Real-World Study Reveals Key Insights Into DLBCL Treatment Patterns, Outcomes
April 18th 2024A recent study offers valuable insights into the characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients across different lines of therapy, providing a look into the landscape of DLBCL management.
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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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Collecting SDOH Data Can Assess Risk of Medical Nonadherence, Improve HEI and Star Ratings
April 18th 2024At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting, a panel of presenters explored changes coming to Medicare that incorporate social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve patient and health system outcomes.
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Gene and Cell Therapies Hold Potential—but How Can Payers Manage Their Costs?
April 18th 2024Presenters at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting discussed the current promise and future potential of gene and cell therapies, as well as payer management strategies for these costly treatments.
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