Impact of Obesity Interventions on Managed Care

Correlation to social drivers of health (SDOH) had an important correlation with polysubstance use.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.

During National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, the high prevalence and costs of allergies and asthma in the US are evident, alongside disparities in treatment access and the potential impact of recent policy changes on environmental and public health efforts.

Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.

Experts at the Community Oncology Conference discuss innovative patient navigation programs, emphasizing technology's role and the importance of human connection in cancer care.

Participants in the CLL11 trial and a smaller group of patients followed after study completion showed improved overall survival with obinutuzumab and chlorambucil (G-Clb) compared with chemotherapy plus rituximab or chemotherapy alone for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).