Universal Coverage moves into spotlight

Patients addicted to opioids receive less mental health care if they are only covered by public insurance, compared with patients receiving care through alternate funding, according to a recent study published in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice.

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.

Cuts to Medicaid have divided Republicans in the Senate

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.

Employers are key to transforming healthcare by creating competitive, cost-effective networks independent of federal policy changes, according to Christoph Dankert, chief network officer of Carrum Health.

As sweeping policy shifts and rising restrictions threaten LGBTQ+ health access, providers, payers and employers reflect on what’s at stake in Pride Month's end—and what it will take to protect affirming equitable care for the future.