Medicare Rewards for Process, Patient Satisfaction Not Always Linked to Better Outcomes

Lindsay Bealor Greenleaf, JD, MBA, discusses how the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as HHS secretary could affect health care services in the future.

The Wellness Way facility was designed to improve access to comprehensive outpatient care and address social determinants of health for a diverse patient population.

Despite significant progress in expanding health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, millions of Americans still face critical gaps in access to and affordability of health care.

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.

Kasey Bond, MPH, of Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, speaks to why it’s vital to keep patients at the center of all strategic partnerships between academic institutions and community-based oncology practices.

In the hours after President-elect Donald J. Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead HHS, reactions came swiftly to the controversial pick who would have a large influence to shake up public health.