Value-Based Care, New Price Transparency Rule is Assisting Cost Burdens and More, But Focus Should be on Bundled Payments Too, Per Sach Jain of Carrum Health

The rule places new requirements on plans, including making sure prior authorization and other utilization management tools for mental health are not stricter than those used for medical benefits.

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.

This analysis finds that 57.4 million adults under the age of 65 could potentially be eligible for GLP-1 drugs based on currently approved FDA indications, including 36.2 million people with obesity.

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.

Many provisions of the Affordable Care Act are popular and the healthcare reform law has brought the proportion of Americans without healthcare insurance down to an all-time low. As president, Donald Trump backed "repeal and replace" efforts.

The president and CEO of CareOregon discussed the merger with SCAN Health that didn’t go through, Medicaid redetermination and the 2024 election with Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) editors. Hunter is a member of MHE's editorial advisory board.