Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.
Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week.
This week, the top managed care news included research that may hold the key to slowing progression of multiple sclerosis; Humana says it is saving billions of dollars through value-based care; the challenges of rural healthcare delivery.
Listen above or through one of these podcast services:
Researchers May Have Identified How to Slow the Progression of MS
Humana Saves $3.5B, Drives Down Hospital Use Through Value-Based Care in Medicare Advantage
Tackling Rural Health Challenges During Rural Health Month and Beyond
Hope and Some Skepticism Whether Oncology Payment Models Will Work
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International Panel Forms Consensus Best Practices for Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer
February 1st 2023Health care expert and lived experience panels came to a consensus on several aspects that should be considered in the decision to offer and continue active surveillance for prostate cancer.
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Promoting Health Equity and Resiliency in Trauma-Affected Communities
January 31st 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Reverend Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project and board member of UPMC for You, who discusses his experiences in promoting health and resiliency in trauma-affected communities, as well as challenges related to access and accessibility of care and medical mistrust.
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Examining Telehealth Uptake to Increase Equitable Care Access
January 26th 2023To mark the publication of The American Journal of Managed Care®’s 12th annual health IT issue, on this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, health care economist at the RAND Corporation, who focuses on health economics issues, including the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care delivery.
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Risk for Adverse CVD Events Elevated Following Sepsis Survival
February 1st 2023Investigators found a higher overall health care burden among a large cohort of patients despite their recovery from sepsis, with potential long-term implications and higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
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The government is allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to delay returning hundreds of millions of dollars or more in government overpayments; a proposed new extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might make birth control coverage more accessible for certain private insurance plans; a study found that students lost around 33% of their school year because of the pandemic’s educational barriers and are struggling to regain that lost time.
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