October DTR Chart: 2002 executive compensation at publicly traded managed care firms

Discover how Optum Financial is revolutionizing healthcare payments in our latest whitepaper. Learn how transitioning to electronic payments can reduce administrative costs, streamline claims processing and enhance security.

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.

Healthcare hasn't been a priority of the second Trump administration so far, panelists at the Asembia agreed. Medicaid may loom large, though, as the administration and congressional Republicans look for ways to slash government spending as a way of offsetting major tax cuts.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

The margins are small, and the services they provide must be “high touch.” 340B participation and cost-plus pricing are floated as tactics the pharmacies might use to improve their economics.

Managed Healthcare Executive asked several experts in healthcare and managed care to share the trends they think the industry is overlooking. From rising costs and data challenges to shifts in how care is delivered, these are the issues that could have a major impact — and deserve a closer look.