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Dr J. Mario Molina Calls for Controlling Growing Medicaid Costs
Specialty drug costs represent a huge concern for Medicaid, which already represents the second largest budget in a state, according to J. Mario Molina, MD, president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare.
Specialty drug costs represent a huge concern for Medicaid, which already represents the second largest budget in a state, J. Mario Molina, MD, president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, said in October at the National Conferences on Medicare and Medicaid, and Dual Eligibles Summit held by America’s Health Insurance Plans.
If Medicaid costs are not kept under control, states run the risk of the program’s growing budget cutting into other needed services, he explained.
“The funny thing is the government is willing to set pricing, especially on Medicare, for hospital services and physician services, but they’ve been unwilling to tackle pharmaceuticals,” Dr Molina said.
Empowering Teams Begins With Human Connection: Missy Hopson, PhD
April 16th 2025Missy Hopson, PhD, Ochsner Health, discussed in detail the challenges of strengthening the patient-centered workforce, the power of community reputation for encouraging health care careers, and the influence of empowered workforces on patient outcomes.
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Personalized Care Key as Tirzepatide Use Expands Rapidly
April 15th 2025Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
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Navigating Sport-Related Neurospine Injuries, Surgery, and Managed Care
February 25th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.
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High-Impact Trials at ACC.25 Signal Shift in Chronic Disease Treatment
April 4th 2025Experts highlight groundbreaking research presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25), which emphasized a shift toward more personalized, evidence-based treatment strategies.
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Bridging Education Gaps in Treatment for Scarring Alopecia With Innovative Approaches
March 28th 2025Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, highlights the critical need for comprehensive education on hair loss across diverse hair types, stressing the importance of understanding inflammatory pathways for developing targeted therapies.
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