California Pursues a Single-Payer System
The Trump administration recently loosened restrictions on the use of the Affordable Care Act’s section 1332 waivers for states to receive funding, and California is taking advantage. According to US News & World Report, the state’s lawmakers will propose a single-payer system that covers all residents. The proposal would cover people regardless of their immigration status. Efforts to implement a single-payer system has been attempted in other states, recently, but have failed.
Slavitt’s Search for Bipartisan Health Solutions
The former acting administrator for CMS, Andy Slavitt, has taken on a role with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) to work on healthcare issues. The Washington Post reported that Slavitt will be a senior advisor to the center. BPC’s Health Project is led by former Senate majority leaders Thomas A. Daschle (D-South Dakota) and Bill Frist (R-Tennessee). Avik Roy, president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, is also a participant. Roy will present and sit on a panel at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition®, which is being held May 4-5 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more about the meeting.
Tom Price Tries to Unite GOP
Republicans have been divided on the GOP’s healthcare reform bill ever since it was released, but HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, is trying to get them to all work together, according to the AP. The bill goes to the House Rules Committee, which is expected to make some changes to the American Health Care Act with an eye on securing votes to get it through the House. Although Price expects revisions to the bill, he believes it will address the president’s priorities for healthcare.
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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Dr Dalia Rotstein: Physicians Must Be Aware MS Affects People of All Backgrounds
April 24th 2024Dalia Rotstein, MD, MPH, emphazises the importance of awareness that multiple sclerosis (MS) impacts patients from various backgrounds as clinicians think through ways to improve access to care and research efforts in MS.
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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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What We’re Reading: Abortion Privacy Rules; Alzheimer Drug Hurdles; Nursing Home Staffing Overhaul
April 23rd 2024New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.
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Award-Winning Poster Presentations From AMCP 2024
April 23rd 2024At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting, multiple poster presentations concerned with health equity, data collection, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, and more were acknowledged for their originality, relevance, clarity, bias, and quality.
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