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Managed Care Minute: February 14, 2015
A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of February 9, 2015, including an announcement of a new Affordable Care Initiative and a potential change to recommended dietary guidelines.
HHS announced its new Oncology Care Model, which will promote improving quality of care and reducing costs through better care coordination. The model will focus on 3 key areas: linking payment to quality of care; improving and innovating care delivery; and sharing information more broadly to providers, consumers, and others to support better decision while maintaining privacy.
Plus, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is prepared to drop cholesterol from its “nutrients of concern” list. Updating the finding on cholesterol reflects a change in thinking about what to recommend for diets for healthy adults, but could affect patients with diabetes.
The committee’s 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be discussed at Patient-Centered Diabetes Care in Boston on April 16-17. See the full agenda and don’t forget to register.
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On 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.
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Exploring Pharmaceutical Innovations, Trust, and Access With CVS Health's CMO
July 11th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the chief medical officer of CVS Health about recent pharmaceutical innovations, patient-provider relationships, and strategies to reduce drug costs.
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Texas Oncology to Roll Out Canopy for ePROs After Head-to-Head Pilot
March 18th 2025Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Public Policy and Strategy for Texas Oncology, said the practice received positive feedback from nurses and patients during a pilot that concluded in February.
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Cancer Labels on Alcohol? Ireland, Where Pubs Still Rule, Will Have Them by Next Year
March 17th 2025As St. Patrick's Day brings global celebrations involving alcohol, Ireland looks forward to rethinking excess consumption with a new tool set to arrive next year: the world's most comprehensive alcohol warning label.
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