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Episode 7 - Treatment Coverage in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
During this segment, the panelists explore issues faced by managed care during treatment coverage decisions in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).
Michael Kolodziej, MD, discusses the high costs of newly developed agents, their role in drug-sequencing plans, and the Affordable Care Act’s impact on treatment coverage in CRPC.
Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA, explains the need for improvements in the research that can help provide better data about a drug’s effectiveness, and can help professionals determine a product’s cost and availability for health coverage.
David Quinn, MD, agrees with Dr Dunn and suggests that a patient’s improvements in health and overall outcomes must be additive to the cost of therapy. Dr Quinn further explains that by studying the value of agents used to treat CRPC, a paradigm shift may provide results about the benefits of options given to treat patients over a sequence of time.
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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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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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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