Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
A study published in The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) was cited by RevCycle Intelligence. The researchers of the study, “Patients’ Views on Price Shopping and Price Transparency,” interviewed patients with access to a price transparency website and found that despite having a positive opinion of price shopping in theory, patients reported barriers to doing so in reality.
The National Pharmaceutical Council’s Wednesday CER Daily Newsfeed included 2 articles from AJMC® on curative therapies from the “Paying for Cures: Ensuring patient access and system sustainability” event. The article “Preparing Patients and the Health System for Curative Therapies in the Pipeline” covered a session where experts discussed how the healthcare system can pay for curative therapies that have high upfront costs with benefits that accrue over time. The article “Examining New Payment Ideas for Curative Therapies” sought to answer the question of how the health system can ensure that cutting-edge gene therapies and other curative therapies get to the patients that need them without leaving payers financially exposed.
Exploring Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Variations
March 26th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the March 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on variations in prior authorization use across Medicare Advantage plans.
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Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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Homelessness Compounds Hospital Stay Challenges: Study Reveals Prolonged Discharge Struggles
March 28th 2024In this investigation, outcomes of interest were morbidity rate and length of hospital stay or a traumatic injury among a homeless population, and whether age and/or injury severity had an influence on that relationship—with implications for improving the discharge process for these patients.
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FDA Approves Vadadustat for Anemia in Patients With CKD Undergoing Dialysis
March 28th 2024The FDA approved vadadustat (Vafseo), an oral medication, to treat anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis for at least 3 months. This fills a need for a new treatment option as anemia is common in these patients and can significantly impact their quality of life.
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