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Managed Care Minute: May 9, 2015
A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of May 4, 2015, including global cancer drug spend, movements in telehealth, and changing behavior to reverse poor health.
This week IMS Health reported that total global cancer drug spending hit the $1 billion mark in 2014, up 10.3% from 5 years earlier. This growth was driven by earlier diagnosis, longer treatment duration, and increased effectiveness of cancer therapies.
Telehealth received a boost this week when UnitedHealth announced that through its coverage for doctor visits via telemedicine, 20 million Americans could access telemedicine and receive coverage for it by next year.
Thomas Morrow, MD, wrote in a contributed article to AJMC.com that behavior modifications are the keys to improving health outcomes. Dr Morrow is just one of AJMC.com's many contributors. You can see more here. If you are interested in becoming an AJMC.com contributor sign up here.
Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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Inside the Center's MDD Value Model and Its Use of Dynamic Pricing
May 13th 2025Larragem Raines, MS, of the Center for Innovation & Value Research, discusses the organization's major depressive disorder (MDD) open-source value model, dynamic pricing, and the future role of artificial intelligence in care.
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