ASCO 2020 Findings: Huntsman Hospital-At-Home Reduces Unplanned Hospitalizations, Saves Money
May 31, 2020
Conversations with commercial payers about reimbursement mechanisms is a next step, says researcher Kathi Mooney.
Peter Wehrwein
Karen Lu Discusses ASCO Study on MAGENTA, Genetic Counseling
May 31, 2020
Women who get genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer are often advised to talk to a genetic counselor before and after they take the test, even if the result is negative for a mutation that would indicate a greater risk.
Flatiron Health’s Dr. Bobby Green Outlines Novel Clinical Trial to Understand Genomic Changes in Tumors (VIDEO)
May 31, 2020
During the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020 Annual Meeting, Flatiron Health, Foundation Medicine, and Genentech will be presenting plans for the Prospective Clinico-Genomic study (PCG), a low-interventional pilot that will use a technology-enabled prospective data collection platform to simplify data collection for patients with lung cancer being treated through clinical trials. The idea is collect blood samples using Foundation Medicine’s liquid biopsy assay and analyze the results through Flatiron’s platform, to see if genomic changes can be detected over the course of cancer treatment. Bobby Green, MD, chief medical officer for Flatiron Health, spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive®.
ASCO Guest Speaker: 'Let's Look at Old Drugs'
May 30, 2020
Ten of thousands of oncologists flock to the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago every year to hear about new drugs. Even preliminary or incremental developments can excite the crowd.
ASCO Report: Hydroxychloroiquine, Azithromycin Combo Associated With Mortality Risk Among Cancer Patients
May 28, 2020
Researchers caution, though, that the association may be of uncertain validity because of residual confounding.
Francois de Brantes on COVID-19, Healthcare Supply and Demand, and Episodes of Care (VIDEO)
May 27, 2020
Managed Healthcare Executive recently had a wide-ranging conversation with de Brantes about COVID-19, the healthcare sector and how the precipitious drops in utilization and provider revenue may affect the future of bundled payment and other alternative payment models.
Craig Samitt On COVID-19, 2021 Rates Increases, Telehealth, Medicare For All, And WFH (Podcast)
May 27, 2020
Minnesota health insurance executive shares his belief that healthcare utilization peaks and valleys because of COVID-19, with MHE Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein.
2021 Medicare Advantage Rule Another Booster on Rocketing Telehealth
May 22, 2020
The meteoric rise of telehealth amid the COVID-19 outbreak was recognized and possibly given an added boost by the rule for the 2021 Medicare Advantage contract year issued by CMS today.
AHA QCOR: Medicaid Expansion Associated With Improved Heart Failure Prescribing for Hispanic Patients
May 17, 2020
Evidence that Medicaid expansion improves healthcare delivery and outcomes continues to accumulate.
AHA QCOR Finding: Million Hearts Financial Incentives Nudge Up Use of CVD Meds
May 16, 2020
But recent Mathematica evaluation of CMS' Million Hearts program shows no cost saving
