In this special sponsored podcast, Audra Early, senior vice president of strategy and managed care at Kindred Hospitals, and Tina Pickett, M.P.H., director, at ATI Advisory, discuss the role of long-term acute care hospitals in post-acute care and recent research showing the contribution they can make to value-based care. They were interviewed by Peter Wehrwein, managing editor of Managed Healthcare Executive.®
Headspace Joins Direct-to-Consumer Therapy Space With AI Companion, Ebb
June 17th 2025Headspace has debuted a virtual therapy service called Therapy by Headspace that blends licensed care with AI support and insurance access to improve affordability and reach, according to a news release.
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Conversations With Perry and Friends: Paul Fronstin, Ph.D.
May 9th 2025Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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April 14th 2025Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.
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Medicaid Cuts Could Lead to More Than 16,500 Medically Preventable Deaths, Study Shows
June 16th 2025Proposed Medicaid cuts by the House Budget Committee could result in 7.6 million more uninsured Americans and more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually, according to a new analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Semaglutide More Effective Than Empagliflozin at Lowering Cardiovascular Risks
June 16th 2025Semaglutide appears to reduce the risk of death, heart attack and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes more effectively than empagliflozin and dulaglutide, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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