On July 23, a joint report on the role of competition in healthcare was issued by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. Covering a range of issues dealing with the cost, quality and accessibility of healthcare, the report was produced as the result of a two-year project conducted by the two agencies, which included over five weeks of joint hearings held in 2003.
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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Conversations With Perry and Friends
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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Women PCPs Have Equal or Better Medicare Patient Outcomes Than Men PCPs in Value-Based Care Model
June 24th 2025Women primary care providers (PCPs) treating Medicare patients in a value-based care model achieved better patient outcomes and earned more per patient than male counterparts, despite receiving equal patient satisfaction ratings, highlighting a potential for value-based payment to help close the gender pay gap.
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