March 22nd 2024
Al Benson, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO, medical oncologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and associate director of the Robert E. Tillery Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed findings from a national survey assessing barriers to comprehensive cancer care delivery.
Most Community Oncology Practices Give Thumbs Down to Enhancing Oncology Model, Survey Finds
June 6th 2023The Enhancing Oncology Model, announced in July 2022 during the final days of its predecessor, the Oncology Care Model (OCM), has a similar framework as the early alternative payment model for oncology in Medicare, but there are key differences in reimbursement and especially in practices’ requirements to take on risk.
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Group Highlights Discrepancies Between Claims, Survey Cost Data Among Medicare Patients
June 4th 2023With Medicare-aged Americans accounting for over 15% of the population and significant health care costs, stakeholders have leveraged various approaches, including the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, for estimating costs.
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Medicare Patients With HSNCC Fare Better Than Younger Counterparts
June 2nd 2023Deemed the “Medicare” effect, patients aged 65 years who have Medicare coverage had an increased incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) but were less likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis and had lower mortality rates.
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Nicholas Bagley Talks About What Can Be Gained From Continued Discussion of the Braidwood Case
May 29th 2023Nicholas Bagley, JD, professor at Michigan Law at the University of Michigan, speaks about the benefits of ongoing communication about the effects of the Braidwood ruling and what will be done to keep preventive care accessible.
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Financial Toxicity Seen in 3 of 4 HSCT-Eligible Patients With Leukemia
May 15th 2023The researchers of a new study highlighted the unique financial burden facing these patients, eligible for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), who often require lengthy hospitalizations and have associated risks of acute and chronic morbidity.
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QCCA Session Explores Making Service Delivery Efficient
May 15th 2023A panel of top practice administrators, moderated by Danielle Geiger, APRN-NP, of Nebraska Cancer Specialists, explored ways for practices to improve the bottom line at the Quality Cancer Care Alliance (QCCA) spring conference, held April 19-21, 2023.
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Tacking Upwind: Reducing Spending Among High-risk Commercially Insured Patients
Although commercial accountable care organization populations are healthy on average, some individuals might benefit from programs for high-risk patients to mitigate high levels of health care utilization.
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Communication, Teamwork Can Foster Resilience, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 14th 2023The best leaders are those who foster open communication, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who appeared at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Dr Mark Fendrick Discusses How the Braidwood Ruling Could Affect Cost-Sharing
May 8th 2023Cost sharing for several treatments could disappear following the Braidwood v Becerra ruling, according to A. Mark Fendrick, MD, director of the V-BID Center at the University of Michigan and co-editor in chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
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Deliberate Learning Can Help Providers Adapt, Says Dr Lee Norman
May 7th 2023Keeping up-to-date on information, whether it is about clinical matters or information systems, is critical to a deliberate learning mindset that is beneficial to health care providers, says Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, the senior medical director for Optum Care Kansas City.
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Dr Mark Fendrick Talks About Clinical Effects of the Braidwood Ruling
May 1st 2023A. Mark Fendrick, MD, co–editor in chief of The American Journal of Managed Care® and director of the V-BID Center at the University of Michigan, discusses how the Braidwood ruling can affect the efficacy of preventive care.
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Dr Lee Norman on What to Consider in Value-Based Care Implementation
April 18th 2023Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA, who spoke at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event on population health March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses the shift to value-based care.
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Population Turnover and Leakage in Commercial ACOs
Payment models that align financial incentives of payers, providers, and patients can mitigate spending growth in thoughtful ways, but the details of the models matter.
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