Dr. Gary Owens, President, Gary Owens Associates in Southeastern PA, discusses the best approach to designing a case management program aimed at delaying the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Prevention or delaying the progression of RA involves early diagnosis, early intervention, periodic assessments of disease and alterations of therapy, patient comprehension, education, and understanding medication compliance. Dr. Owens notes that only when patient's understand the importance of medication adherence you will see the improved outcomes of care.
Balancing Cost and Quality in Oncology: A Value-Based Care Perspective
January 30th 2025Travis Brewer, vice president of payer and public health strategy/relations at Texas Oncology, shared that value-based oncology care can achieve both cost efficiency and high-quality outcomes through integrated multidisciplinary teams, flexible payment models, and targeted treatment approaches.
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Unlocking Access: Exploring Mental Health Care Among Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees
January 23rd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the January 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to examine the association between quantitative network adequacy standards and mental health care access among adult Medicaid enrollees.
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An Argument for Outpatient Bispecific Antibody Delivery: Dr Kirollos Hanna
January 25th 2025Bispecific antibodies have altered the multiple myeloma (MM) treatment landscape, but some practices still lack enough familiarity with these therapeutics to deliver them in outpatient settings.
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