Managed Care Cast

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Ellen Kelsay, president and CEO of the Business Group on Health, on the findings from her organization's 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey.

In part 2 of this 2-part podcast, a panel of experts discusses newer therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), switching therapies, and more.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Laalitha Surapaneni, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, describes her work in bringing awareness to the health impacts of climate change.

If patients are not informed about the implications of co-pay accumulator adjustment programs, they may be forced to abandon their prescriptions in the face of unaffordable co-pays, according to an interview with the author of a Commentary appearing in The American Journal of Managed Care.

Despite executive orders by the Biden administration aimed to improve competition in the pharmaceutical industry, pay-for-delay deals and other antitrust issues continue to be reported. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak on the history and prevalence of these anticompetitive tactics and steps to limit these deals.

In part 1 of this 2-part podcast, a panel of experts discusses tailoring treatments to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), payer considerations, and more.

Vizient recently released its Summer 2021 Pharmacy Market Outlook, which projects pharmaceutical spending for 2022 based on an analysis of its members' data. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we talk about some of the findings.

August is National Psoriasis Awareness Month, and on this episode of Managed Care Cast, we bring you an excerpt of an interview with a New Jersey dermatologist about the changing concept of psoriasis as more than just a skin disease.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we bring you an excerpt of an interview with an expert in Huntington disease, who discusses the reaction after 2 highly anticipated clinical trials ended this year.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Charlie Wray, DO, MS, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, outlines the findings of a paper he coauthored which assessed Americans' experiences with their insurance providers.

This episode of Managed Care Cast features interviews with experts who discuss how the same efforts to stamp out COVID-19 also reduced Clostridioides difficile and the prospects for such mitigation efforts to continue.

Linda Schwimmer, JD, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, discusses 2 reports on strengthening primary care after the COVID-19 pandemic: one from her own organization and the other from the National Academy of Medicine.

An author of a study in the June 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® discusses findings on the association between provider referrals to diabetes self-management education and patients’ need for the service.

Michael 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.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of the annual PwC Behind the Numbers report, which looks ahead at medical cost trends in the United States.

In 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.

On 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.

An 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.

On 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.

In part 2 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 prepivotal data.

Courtney Blair, MD, discusses how COVID-19 has impacted patients with allergies and other respiratory conditions.

In 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.

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.

The authors of a study in the April 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® discuss the possible reasons behind the link between care fragmentation and hospitalizations in veterans with diabetes, as well as potential opportunities to address disjointed care in the context of the widespread telehealth uptake seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the chief strategy officer for Well Being Trust, one of the authors of a recent report about how well health insurers and state Medicaid programs are covering mental health care for children and compliance with federal law. We discuss the unique challenges that youth face, the health disparities, racism, and community trauma that has been experienced in the past year, and some creative ways that organizations and communities can consider increase access to mental health supports.

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.

Neglecting public health in state budgets for more than 10 years created an environment that was ill-suited to deal with the challenges of COVID-19 as well as other issues. On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with one of the authors of a recent paper that examined state funding trends from 2008 to 2018 and discuss what could be done in the future to avoid past mistakes.

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.