Demise of managed care boosts costs

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

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.

Maureen Corcoran, director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid, believes the work requirement policy can be both a financial and moral effort to improve the lives of Medicaid consumers.

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.

Medicaid is the main healthcare coverage for people living with HIV in the United States, according to data compiled by KFF.

With policymakers considering work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, Jennifer Haley, principal research associate in the Health Policy Division at the Urban Institute, said it’s more important than ever to understand how those changes could unintentionally cause harm, particularly when data systems fall short and public awareness is limited.