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Taking on Diabetes: Proven Prevention Methods Get Payers' Attention
Amid increasing evidence that healthcare researchers have figured out how to prevent diabetes among those most at risk, public and private payers are showing an inclination to pay for that kind of preventive counseling and assistance.
Research also indicates that technology may be able to provide cost-effective assistance in implementing what has become the gold standard for diabetes prevention—the Diabetes Prevention Program.
Much of the activity enrolling high-risk people into the program is driven by three large organizations: HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the not-for-profit YMCA of the USA and a division of for-profit UnitedHealth Group.
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Nathan Walcker Discusses Value-Based Oncology Care Initiatives at FCS
September 8th 2023Nathan Walcker, CEO at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), highlights some of the recent partnerships and initiatives at FCS to improve community-based oncology care from a value-based perspective.
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Imetelstat Offers Benefits for Patients With MDS Who Are Red Blood Cell–Transfusion Dependent
December 5th 2023The past year has offered new hope for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Besides imetelstat, which has an FDA deadline for action of June 2024, the agency approved luspatercept, which has a different mechanism of action.
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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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