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Developing Strategies to Drive Value in Mental Health Care, Part 1
Leadership from the Innovation & Value Initiative, along with experts in mental health and a representative from employer purchasing group, discuss strategies for creating value-based decisions in mental health coverage.
In the latest Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts discussed the current state of mental health care, including the growing consensus on the need for change, strategies to provide high value care, and opportunities for collaboration among payers and other healthcare stakeholders.
The speakers highlighted common challenges for employers and payers regarding coverage for mental health care; discussed common definitions of value for payers, employers, and people with lived experience; shared strategies to incentivize high-value interventions for mental health care; and identified opportunities for future collaboration.
The speakers were:
- Schroeder Stribling, MSW, president and CEO, Mental Health America
- Michael Thompson, president and CEO, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
- Jennifer Bright, MPA, executive director, Innovation and Value Initiative
- Kevin Ronneberg, MD, vice president and associate medical director, HealthPartners
In segment 1, they discussed how mental health affects everyone.
NSCLC Advancements Offer Hope, but Disparities Persist
February 20th 2025Ioana Bonta, MD, Georgia Cancer Specialists, discusses the evolving state of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments, their impact on patient outcomes, and the need to address ongoing disparities in these populations.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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