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Exploring Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Variations
On 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.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Hannah Neprash, PhD; John Mulcahy, a PhD candidate; and Ezra Golberstein, PhD, the authors of a study published in the March 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
Their study, "The Extent and Growth of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage," discusses how the service-, area-, and carrier-level patterns they identified suggest variation in how Medicare Advantage plans use prior authorization.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Public Hospitals More Likely to Extend Unprofitable Services After 340B Participation, Study Finds
May 10th 2024Public hospitals were significantly more likely to sustain access to unprofitable services following 340B Drug Pricing Program participation, while nonprofit hospitals were mostly unaffected, according to a recent study.
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CMS Medicare Final Rule: Advancing Benefits, Competition, and Consumer Protection
May 7th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Karen Iapoce, senior director of government products and programs at ZeOmega, about the recent CMS final rule on Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage.
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