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Dr. Adil Daud Discusses Zelboraf and Yervoy for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
Dr. Adil Daud, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Melanoma Program, UCSF, discusses cost and the payer/provider relationship around metastatic melanoma medications.
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Dr. Daud discusses the use of Zelboraf) and ipilimumab (Brand name: Yervoy), the FDA-approved medications used in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The medications are expensive, but Dr. Daud shares there have been little issue covering these specific drugs since they are so effective. Dr. Daud hopes that these are only the first class of this drug pathway extending life expectancy, as he hopes they can eventually bring metastatic melanoma to a chronic disease state and not a death sentence.
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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