The Fall 2015 Oncology Stakeholders Summit, third in a series hosted by The American Journal of Managed Care, was moderated by Scott Gottlieb, MD, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Dr Gottlieb introduced the panel, which included John L. Fox, MD, MHA, senior medical director and associate vice president of Medical Affairs at Priority Health; Kavita Patel, MD, MS, non-resident senior fellow in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution; and Ted Okon, executive director of Community Oncology Alliance.
Exploring Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Variations
March 26th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the March 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on variations in prior authorization use across Medicare Advantage plans.
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CMS released a final rule to help patients obtain Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage and issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities; debate over if gift card incentives are acceptable in health care marketing.
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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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The Supreme Court seems likely to reject a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone; the FDA is inspecting far fewer pharmaceutical companies conducting clinical research; AstraZeneca has sued to block an Arkansas law that it said would unlawfully expand the 340B program to include for profit-pharmacy chains.
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