Six Sigma, raising the bar

The actor expressed some regret as well as gratitude in talking about the death of his 33-year-old son from a rare form of sarcoma.

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.

Insurance hurdles and the complexities of prior authorization create barriers to care, according to oncologists in a new survey by Sermo.

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.

Novo Nordisk has teamed up with Hims & Hers Health, LifeMD and Ro for cash-paying patients to access Wegovy injection 2.4 mg through its NovoCare Pharmacy.

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.