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.
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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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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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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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Posters Characterize DMD Caregiver Experiences, Impact of Gene Therapy on Caregiving Demands
May 10th 2024Posters presented at the ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research meeting explored Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caregiver experiences and gene therapy’s impact on work opportunities for caregivers.
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Margin Status Likely Not a Factor in STS Recurrence
May 10th 2024The optimal negative margin required following surgical resection and perioperative radiotherapy for extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS) remains up for debate, with investigators of a new study using Union for International Cancer Control classification to define resection margin.
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