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Medicare PDP enrollment
Recent data supports the success of Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) under Part D.
RECENT DATA supports the success of Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) under Part D.
According to the data, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans did not have anywhere near the same performance in growth-only 4%-compared with PDPs. "Of course, membership in MA plans had been declining before the new Part D benefit went into place, so the shift in trend [from negative growth to positive] is a significant sign," he says.
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David Calabrese of OptumRx Talks New Role, Market Insulin Prices and Other Topics 'On His Mind'
April 13th 2023In 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.
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