Specialty Pharmacies Drive Cost Savings in Value-Based Care | Asembia 2024
May 2nd 2024Earlier this week at the 2024 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas, Managed Healthcare Executive editors spoke with Bill McElnea, vice president of population health at Shields Health Solutions, about specialty pharmacies reducing costs for patients.
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Study Reveals Patients Benefit More with Female Doctors — More Particularly Female Patients
April 30th 2024Understanding how physician sex contributes to these disparities is crucial as evidence on the impact of physician sex on clinical outcomes remains limited, especially around patient sex.
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Joseph Zabinski Advocates for Patient Trust in AI Adoption in Dermatology Care
April 18th 2024Joseph Zabinski, PhD, MEM, vice president, head of commercial strategy and AI, OM1, chatted with MHE editors on the significance of patient acceptance in AI adoption in healthcare, overall and in the dermatology space, stressing trust and transparency.
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Melissa Andel Gives Insights on Potential Changes to Part D Formularies | AMCP 2024
April 17th 2024Andel, principal of CommonHealth Solutions LLC, weighed in on potential strategies and challenges for Part D plans in navigating medication formulary limitations during catastrophic coverage phases in this second part of a two-part video series.
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DC Roundtable: Patrick Cooney of The Federal Group Drops the Latest on PBM Legislation in Washington
April 11th 2024In this episode of "DC Roundtable," Peter Wehrwein, managing editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Patrick Cooney, president of The Federal Group, a lobbying and strategic planning firm in Washington, D.C., about recent developments in Washington concerning PBMs.
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The proposed rule for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System introduces strategies to improve the well-being of Medicare beneficiaries, including efforts to tackle social determinants of health, create more robust emergency readiness and enhance maternal healthcare.
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Microneedling Combined with Other Vitiligo Therapies Offers Promising Treatment for Skin Disease
April 10th 2024Researchers of a study conducted a double-blind intervention that aimed to assess the effectiveness and tolerance of a new approach for vitiligo treatment using meso-microneedling with 5% N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ampoules and topical 4.7% NAC, compared to microneedling alone.
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New HHS Rule Expands Healthcare Access and Enhances Marketplace Guidelines
April 3rd 2024The efforts of the final rule aim to simplify the enrollment process for low-income consumers, provide states with more flexibility in offering routine adult dental services and set guidelines to create access to in-network providers.
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Muthu Vaduganathan Gives Insights on the Cost Effectiveness of SGLT2 Inhibitors
March 29th 2024In this second part of a two-part video series, MHE editors spoke with Muthiah “Muthu” Vaduganathan MD, MPH, consultant cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a member of faculty at Harvard Medical School, about the cost effectiveness of SGLT2 inhibitors.
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The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury, released final rules on short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) and independent, non-coordinated excepted benefits coverage, addressing issues related to the low-quality insurance, or "junk insurance" plans.
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Muthiah “Muthu” Vaduganathan Discusses the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure Treatment
March 27th 2024Editors of Managed Healthcare Executive spoke with Muthiah “Muthu” Vaduganathan MD, MPH, consultant cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a member of faculty at Harvard Medical School, about the evolving treatment landscape for heart failure, emphasizing the use of SGLT2 inhibitors alongside other foundational therapies.
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With aging populations, osteoporosis rates are set to increase, and researchers are looking for the next innovative drug to help prevent or manage the bone disease as there is currently no drug that completely does so effectively, according to a recent study published in Advanced Science.
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In this second part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Ceci Connolly and Margaret "Meg" Murray about Medicare Advantage utilization and challenges, highlighting proposed CMS payment cuts and prior authorization issues.
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Chronic Health Conditions and Access to Care
March 21st 2024Results from the 2024 State of Patient Access report by the PAN Foundation shared that patients with chronic health conditions, in particular, face barriers to accessing quality care due to costs, coverage gaps and social challenges with healthcare professionals (HCPs).
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In this first part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein kicks off our new podcast series "DC Roundtable," with guests Margaret "Meg" Murray, CEO of the Association of Community Affiliated Plans, and member of MHE's Editorial Advisory Board, and Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, for a discussion on healthcare policy issues.
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Positive Results for Ruxolitinib Cream in Children with Atopic Dermatitis Presented in Ongoing Study
March 18th 2024Ruxolitinib cream showed positive results in children 2- to 11-years-old with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (AD), according to data of a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in San Diego from March 8 to 12.
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