December 2021

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Coverage from the Asembia 2021 Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.

Coverage from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2021 meeting, held in Denver, Colorado.

Coverage from the 2021 COA Payer Exchange Summit.

Coverage from the 2021 COA Payer Exchange Summit.

The announcement of a "strategic refresh" for payment models under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation offered no details on what practices should expect when the Oncology Care Model (OCM) expires in 2022.

The decision will provide Medicare coverage tests for minimal residual disease (MRD) starting December 26, 2021.

Michael E. Chernew, PhD, co-editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®, discussed cost and sustainability issues specific to commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid at the National Alliance 2021 Annual Forum held in a hybrid format in Washington, DC.