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Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
On 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.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Benjamin Ukert, PhD, of Elevance Health's Public Policy Institute.
His study, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prior Authorizations for Patients With Cancer," evaluated prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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The Breakdown: Breast Cancer Research Awareness Day
August 19th 2025Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the US. In light of Breast Cancer Research Awareness Day, The American Journal of Managed Care® breaks down the most recent advancements in breast cancer prevention, screening, and therapies.
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For Better Cancer Outcomes, It’s All About Access
August 21st 2025New drugs aren't the only advances in oncology. Innovation includes collaboration between to remove barriers to remove barriers to care, according to experts who gathered for a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine in Arlington, Virginia.
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Hope on the Horizon for Underserved Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Joseph Mikhael, MD
August 12th 2025Explore the disparities in multiple myeloma treatment and how new initiatives aim to improve clinical trial participation among underrepresented patients during a conversation with Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, FASCO, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation.
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