Doug Long of IQVIA Gives an Outlook on the Specialty Pharmacy Industry at Asembia
May 4th 2022Doug Long, vice president of Industry Relations at IQVIA spoke on how the current inflationary trend in the economy affects healthcare spending and prices, as well as the trend of specialty drugs accounting for half of the drug spend in healthcare. Hear more of what he shared with our team at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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Jayson Slotnik of Health Policy Strategies, Inc Discusses Value-Based Contracting at Asembia 2022
May 3rd 2022Jayson Slotnik, partner at Health Policy Strategies, Inc, addresses the most recent developments in value-based contracting and how it affects specialty pharmacy at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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Sonia Oskouei of Cardinal Health Discusses the Importance of Interchangeability for Biosimilars
May 3rd 2022Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president of Biosimilars at Cardinal Health, spoke on pharmacists playing a bigger role in driving biosimilar adoption in 2023 and beyond during Asembia's 2022 Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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Tracy Russell of CoverMyMeds Addresses Efforts Upcoming in Specialty Pharmacy
May 2nd 2022Tracy Russell, senior director of state government affairs at CoverMyMeds addressed what piece of new federal legislation will have the biggest effect on specialty pharmacy and what the Biden administration's emphasis on healthcare equity will do for specialty pharmacy. Russell spoke more on this topic at this year's Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas.
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AMCP 2022: Soumya Vishwanath of Magellan Rx Management Addresses Digital Therapeutics at AMCP 2022
March 31st 2022Soumya Vishwanath, PharmD, senior manager of Formulary Strategy at Magellan Rx Management, talked about digital therapeutics in the behavioral health space and formulary strategy space during the annual AMCP 2022 conference in Chicago.
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Colon Cancer Screening Erasing Disparities in Outcomes
February 25th 2022Colorectal cancer disparities between Black and white adults were eliminated among Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California after the healthcare organization instituted a regionwide, structured colorectal cancer screening program.
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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded health centers to increase healthcare access and quality for underserved populations through virtual care such as telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital patient tools, and health information technology platforms.
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A 2022 report by the Department of Labor cites specific examples of health plans and health insurance issuers failing to ensure parity. For instance, a health insurance issuer covered nutritional counseling for medical conditions like diabetes, but not for mental health conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder.
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Concerns in the Ease of Use for At-Home COVID Tests
January 10th 2022As the need for rapid tests increase, the nation's largest non-profit patient safety organization evaluated seven COVID-19 rapid tests and found serious gaps in their usability. Results shared that none of the tests were rated as excellent and some had noteworthy usability concerns.
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