Online decision support gives plans an edge

Eric C. Hunter, president and CEO of CareOregon, spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive about the state’s innovative programs and the risks posed by uncertain federal funding.

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.

Value-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.

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.

Respondents see the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drugs as a major advance. They also have concerns about whether insurers can afford to cover them and about wasteful prescriptions.

Nearly two-thirds expect to see delays related to staffing cuts at the FDA.