Managed Care Cast

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim tens of thousands of lives each years, stakeholders from around the country are launching efforts to enforce appropriate prescribing patterns and identify those most at risk for opioid misuse and abuse.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

A lot of healthcare is simply exchange of information, but the current healthcare system doesn’t allow for that exchange to happen in a convenient way. The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI) has released a new roadmap that reinvents healthcare in the United States through the use of technology.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

This month's issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® features a study that examined the effectiveness of a high-intensity, community-based care management program for Medicare patients with complex medical and social needs. We sat down with 2 of the study's researchers—Purvi Sevak, PhD, senior researcher at Mathematica, and Cara Stepanczuk, MPA, researcher in the health unit at Mathematica—to discuss the study findings and their implications.

This fall, The American Journal of Managed Care® convened a panel of experts on migraine to discuss calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors, an emerging therapy for the condition, which affects 39 million people in the United States.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

During Psych Congress 2018, we sat down with several clinicians to get insight into the prevalence of internal and external stigma in mental illness and how this stigma creates barriers to positive clinical outcomes.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

A survivor of chronic lymphocytic leukemia who participated in the first chimeric antigen receptor T-cell trial in 2010 looks back at his experience and also discusses his views on how patient-reported outcomes (PROs) should be used, if at all, by CMS.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

It's been a little over a year since Hurrican Maria hit Puerto Rico, devastating the island, its infrastructure, and its health system. While progress has been made, the island still faces challenges in providing high-quality care to its 3 million people.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Research in the October issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® measured changes in ordering rates for 4 resource use measures before and after dissemination of physician feedback reports.

CMS’ accountable care organization program, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), could potentially be undergoing some big changes. During the recent fall 2018 meeting of the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), the proposed changes were top of mind. Attendees were most concerned about how the faster timeline to taking on risk would impact participation, but were pleased with changes to the benchmark and risk adjustment.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Employers may not look forward to purchasing healthcare, but they are in the position to transform the market. More employers are getting more involved in healthcare by championing alternative payment models and other services to their employees.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

In a national effort to improve healthcare and related social needs for the 1 in 5 Americans on Medicaid, 17 health systems have joined together to form the Medicaid Transformation Project.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

As September marks National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with ovarian cancer survivor Marion Roth and Vaagn Andikyan, MD, gynecologic oncologist, Western Connecticut Health Network, to discuss Marion's cancer journey and the importance of a multidisciplinary care team in treating complexities in cancer care.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP, outlines the idea of precision health, challenges the industry faces when trying to share data, and what steps can be taken to implement such care.

In an effort to get to the root of healthcare spending in the United States, the National Pharmaceutical Council launched the Going Below the Surface initiative.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

As the oncology landscape continues to rapidly evolve, access to real-time data has become increaisngly important, and technology-based medical startups have made their way to the front of the lines with point-of-care tools that use technology to transform cancer care.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.