Judge pares managed care lawsuit charges

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. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Saar Mahna, J.D., MBA, CEO and founder of Banjo Health, an artificial intelligence company focused on prior authorization.

Two presentations discussed the significant care disruptions when there are copay assistance shortages, with patients forgoing effective treatments and turning to lower-cost alternatives with worsening outcomes.

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.

A new analysis finds that prior authorization for anti-VEGF therapies increases societal costs despite minimal insurer savings, burdening patients, workplaces, and providers.

Vice president of product and pharma contracting and strategy at Express Scripts