Technology upgrades, market exits send thousands to unemployment line
National Reports-The proverbial axe has fallen, with Aetna eliminating6,000 jobs (about a sixth of its workforce) and Santa Ana, Calif.-basedPacifiCare eliminating 1,300 jobs (about 15% of its workforce). Both healthplans cite exiting certain Medicare markets as a major reason for the staffreductions.
Differences in Defining “Clinically Meaningful” in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
October 4th 2024Stephanie Graff, M.D., FACP, FASCO, director of breast oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute, explains the importance of the term “clinically meaningful” and shares some of the ways it can be defined.
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In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.
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Exploring Key Unmet Needs in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
October 4th 2024Paul W. Noble, M.D., of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, and Paul Frohna, M.D., Ph.D., of Endeavor BioMedicines, discussed the symptoms, epidemiology diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a Managed Healthcare Executive K-Cast video series.
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