During this segment, Patricia K. Coyle, MD, Leslie Fish, PharmD, and Gary M. Owens, MD, explain how research has expanded in the neurology field and discuss the therapeutic pipeline for multiple sclerosis (MS) with Dr Fred Lublin.
Dr Coyle discusses the potential of newly developing agents and explains that clinical trials are now testing the efficacy of these products, which is vital when considering data for future clinical guidelines.
However, Dr Owens suggests that expensive costs of treatment and the lack of clinical recommendations or guidelines can cause confusion to clinicians and challenge the future of MS.
Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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The Biden administration recently launched the Global Health Security Strategy, a new effort to combat the spread of infectious diseases; lawmakers zeroed in on the risks of massive consolidation in health care during the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare hack; the FDA recently announced the recall of a pair of heart devices linked to numerous deaths and injuries.
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