Hot topics in 2005: Cost trends, consumer choice and Medicare

According to the latest edition of The Cancer Atlas, lower-income nations are experiencing a rise in lung, colorectal and breast cancer incidence due to increasing adoption of behaviors associated with economic development—such as tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity.

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.

To prepare for CMS’ new risk adjustment data validation (RADV) strategy, Medicare Advantage plans must take a coordinated, organization-wide approach.

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.

Health plans must embrace real-time member awareness, timely clinical context and actionable insights to realize the benefits of care management.

Cuts to Medicaid have divided Republicans in the Senate