On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we feature several leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion advancing health equity in their respective organization’s policy and practice initiatives.
AJMC.com recently launched a resource center, the Center for Health Equity and Access, dedicated to promoting education, advocacy, and best practices for improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities for all.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we feature several leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advancing health equity in their respective organization’s policy and practice initiatives, including:
Eczema Prevalence Findings Indicate Potential Diagnosis Disparities by Race
May 27th 2023With surveys demonstrating that care disparities in atopic dermatitis (AD) may exist among pediatric patients with the chronic skin condition, investigators set out to determine AD’s prevalence by sociodemographic subgroup.
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Health Equity Conversations: Managing Underserved Communities and Value-Based Payment
May 23rd 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we feature several leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion advancing health equity in their respective organization’s policy and practice initiatives.
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Combo Therapy Relieves Delayed Rash Symptoms in AD Following mRNA Vaccine
May 25th 2023In a case report, dupilumab and prednisone were among the treatments for atopic dermatitis (AD) used to relieve a patient of her delayed generalized hypersensitivity reaction to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
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Mental Health Disparities Vary by Wage Level, New Analysis Shows
April 28th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Bruce W. Sherman, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, about a recent study on wage-level disparities affecting the utilization of mental health resources, for which he was lead investigator; the study article appears in the April issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
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Fendrick: Embrace of VBID Even More Crucial Amid Equity Conversations, Braidwood Ruling
May 24th 2023Kicking off the 2023 Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health annual conference, Mark Fendrick, MD, of the University of Michigan, delivered a keynote exhorting the audience of employers and payers to implement the principles of value-based insurance design (VBID) in order to improve individual and population health and drive toward equity.
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What We’re Reading: MA BCBS Partners With Tufts; Medicaid Drug Price Audit; SC Passes Abortion Ban
May 24th 2023Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts sets agreement with Tufts Medicine using equity benchmarks; drug prices covered by Medicaid to undergo yearly audit; South Carolina abortion ban headed to governor as Planned Parenthood announces national staff cutbacks to shift resources to the states.
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