Debate-and estimates-rise over Medicare drug benefit

Employers are key to transforming healthcare by creating competitive, cost-effective networks independent of federal policy changes, according to Christoph Dankert, CFO of Carrum Health.

Perry 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.

Perry 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.

A separate Prime analysis, however, of year-over-year claims data for Wegovy and Zepbound only found an improvement in adherence in 2024, suggesting there is an evolving understanding of obesity treatment.

Of the 102,166 GLP-1s analyzed, 94% had some form of commercial insurance, yet cost-saving options were still widely overlooked.