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Dr Joe Thompson on the Arkansas "Private Option" Medicaid Expansion
With a Republican House and Senate and a Democrat governor, Arkansas had a difficult time passing Medicaid expansion legislation, explained Joe Thompson, MD, former state surgeon general.
With a Republican House and Senate and a Democrat governor, Arkansas had a difficult time passing Medicaid expansion legislation, explained Joe Thompson, MD, former state surgeon general.
However, Medicaid expansion played into a much broader system-wide transformation. Dr Thompson added that the state recognized that the healthcare system was changing, and the insurance financing mechanism needed to change too.
“The Affordable Care Act is a disruptive act,” he said. “Disruption is neither good nor bad, it’s what you do with it that makes a difference.”
Stuck in Prior Auth Purgatory: The Hidden Costs of Health Care Delays
June 19th 2025Delays, denials, and endless paperwork—prior authorization isn’t just a headache for providers; it’s a barrier for patients who need timely care, explains Colin Banas, MD, MHA, chief medical officer with DrFirst.
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Targeting the Root of gMG With Inebilizumab: A Q&A With Richard Nowak, MD, MS
June 24th 2025In this interview, Richard J. Nowak, MD, MS, principal investigator of the MINT trial of inebilizumab for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), discusses the trial’s key findings, including significant improvements in patient- and physician-assessed outcomes, as well as longer-term implications and future areas of investigation.
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