Managed Care Cast
Understanding the Intersection Between COVID-19, Firearm Ownership, and Suicide
June 22nd 2021Michael D. Anestis, PhD, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and associate professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, discusses his research on firearm ownership and suicide, in addition to steps needed to help decrease rates of gun-inflicted suicide and gun violence in general.
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Who’s Driving the Growth of Medicare Advantage Plans?
June 9th 2021In this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with a coauthor of an article in June’s Health Affairs examining the racial and ethnic composition of beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans and the potential implications as the program continues to grow.
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Preventing Respiratory Illness and Death Through Tighter Air Quality Standards
June 1st 2021On this episode of Managed Care Cast, a research scholar at the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New York University discusses the latest findings in the Health of the Air report, which was presented at the recent American Thoracic Society 2021 International Conference.
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What Can Be Done to Ensure Access to Care for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries?
May 19th 2021An author of a study in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® describes how the COVID-19 pandemic, the aging of America, and already-existing workforce shortages will further threaten the dual-eligible population unless policy makers reform scope-of-practice laws.
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Building Relationships and Trust to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy
May 11th 2021On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, of The Doctor Weighs In, talks with the founder and CEO of ConsejoSano, a patient engagement firm working with diverse, multicultural, multilingual populations about the importance of building relationships and trust when trying to understand opinions and beliefs about COVID-19 vaccination.
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Managed Care Cast Presents: Advancements in Automated Insulin Delivery, Part 1
April 29th 2021In part 1 of this 2-part podcast, Mary Caffrey, associate editorial director of The American Journal of Managed Care®, speaks to Greg Forlenza, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist, about the evolution of diabetes care technology and standards for automated insulin delivery.
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