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.
Value-Based Care Adoption is Slow Across Global Health Systems
May 20th 2025Value-based healthcare programs are mostly used in rich countries and usually only in small parts of health systems. According to a study published in JAMA Health Forum, these tools can be harder to implement because of system problems, not enough long-term information and lack of research in low-income countries.
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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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