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What We're Reading: Calif. Pushes Single-Payer; Slavitt's New Job; and Price Prods GOP
California Pursues a Single-Payer System
The Trump administration recently loosened restrictions on the use of the Affordable Care Act’s section 1332 waivers for states to receive funding, and California is taking advantage. According to US News & World Report, the state’s lawmakers will propose a single-payer system that covers all residents. The proposal would cover people regardless of their immigration status. Efforts to implement a single-payer system has been attempted in other states, recently, but have failed.
Slavitt’s Search for Bipartisan Health Solutions
The former acting administrator for CMS, Andy Slavitt, has taken on a role with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) to work on healthcare issues. The Washington Post reported that Slavitt will be a senior advisor to the center. BPC’s Health Project is led by former Senate majority leaders Thomas A. Daschle (D-South Dakota) and Bill Frist (R-Tennessee). Avik Roy, president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, is also a participant. Roy will present and sit on a panel at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition®, which is being held May 4-5 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more about the meeting.
Tom Price Tries to Unite GOP
Republicans have been divided on the GOP’s healthcare reform bill ever since it was released, but HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, is trying to get them to all work together, according to the AP. The bill goes to the House Rules Committee, which is expected to make some changes to the American Health Care Act with an eye on securing votes to get it through the House. Although Price expects revisions to the bill, he believes it will address the president’s priorities for healthcare.
Real-World Study Reveals Key Insights into DLBCL Treatment Patterns, Outcomes
April 18th 2024A recent study offers valuable insights into the characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients across different lines of therapy, providing a look into the landscape of DLBCL management.
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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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Collecting SDOH Data Can Assess Risk of Medical Nonadherence, Improve HEI and Star Ratings
April 18th 2024At the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024 annual meeting, a panel of presenters explored changes coming to Medicare that incorporate social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve patient and health system outcomes.
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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Commonwealth Fund Report Details Pervasive Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Health Care, Outcomes
April 18th 2024Using 25 health system performance indicators, the Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report evaluated racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health outcomes both within and across US states and highlighted the urgent need for equitable health care policies and practices in the US.
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