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Episode 2 - Elucidating the Patient's Starting Point in Care
The clinical paradigm for multiple sclerosis (MS) has witnessed an important shift in recent years, and those dynamics can be attributed to the advent of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), increased awareness, and the conceptual evolution of MS becoming a treatable disease that requires early and effective intervention to better control the damage process caused by MS. Admittedly, while more patients with MS may be entering the health system through specialist referrals and neurologists, improved diagnostic modalities, such as the advances in neurology and neuro-imaging via MRI scan, arguably still does not explain the increased incidence of MS, and unfortunately, diagnosis of the disease is still not occurring early enough.
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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RFK Jr Claims HHS Has Not Fired Working Scientists, Canceled Lifesaving Research
May 15th 2025Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s congressional hearing featured numerous statements from the secretary of HHS, including denouncing claims of cutting down the HHS and the National Institutes of Health.
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