Eric Levin talks PBMs and how Scripta is Tackling the Market's Challenges for Patients

Patients are choosing virtual care for mental health needs. But telehealth usage in other areas has dropped, suggesting some patients prefer office visits.

In this month’s episode of the "What's On Your Mind podcast," Peter Wehrwein, managing editor of MHE connects with the now Chief Clinical Officer of OptumRx Integrated Pharmacies, David Calabrese. In this conversation, David touches on his transition in January as OptumRx’s former chief pharmacy officer and market president of health plans and PBMs to his new role as Chief Clinical Officer where he now focuses more on things such as specialty pharmacy to home delivery — with an overall goal of creating whole-patient care. Throughout the conversation, Calabrese also touched on the market’s hot topic of insulin prices and behavioral health services within the OptumRx community, among other topics.

Boston Medical Center was named the most racially inclusive hospital by the Lown Institute. A leader of the hospital’s equity efforts touts the value of virtual care.

In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive spoke with Julien Pham, MD, founder and managing partner of Third Culture Capital (3CC).

Healthcare beyond the doors of the doctor’s office has the potential to offer more care to more people. But payers need to think about how to ensure that care is consistent. Regardless of the setting, care decisions must be based on evidence-based content and supported with strong patient education.

Researchers found that some patients had a higher no-show rate for virtual appointments than those with office visits.