The Improving Patient Access Podcast

November 23, 2020

Leanne Berge, CEO of Community Health Plan of Washington in Seattle, talks to Managed Healthcare Executive about patient access challenges, COVID-19, telehealth, and health care disparities.

November 13, 2020

John Henderson, president and CEO of the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals, spoke with Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein about COVID-19, telehealth, emergency care, and Medicaid expansion.

November 12, 2020

Starting this week, the editors of Managed Healthcare Executive® are launching a new, twice-a-month podcast about how those barriers can removed, lowered, or worked around so all patients get the healthcare they need.

September 24, 2020

CMS is taking prior authorization for frequent, non-emergency ambulance transportation nationwide and launching a model that pay ambulance services for taking patients to nonhospital facilities.

September 22, 2020

CVS Health, Walgreens and Walmart are pushing ahead with ambitious plans for in-store clinics and doctor’s offices.

August 25, 2020

Results of an RCT of the coalition’s ‘hot spotting’ approach resulted in some reevaluation.

August 20, 2020

Almost four million people miss their medical appointments every year due to a lack of reliable transportation. To address this challenge, Lyft has been working with healthcare organizations since 2016 to get patients in need to and from their medical appointments.

August 06, 2020

Research model shows that caps on out-of-pocket costs don't result in higher health plan spending.

July 29, 2020

Underrepresentation of blacks in clinical trials is garnering special attention.