Coverage models evolving to drive out waste, improve care

The context matters — and it is not a matter of semantics.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

Here’s what you missed this week on Managed Healthcare Executive.

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension experience improved quality of life and functional capacity as measured in the 6-minute walk distance test.

Women are more likely to have pulmonary arterial hypertension, but men tend to have worse outcomes and worse treatment responses.