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Mental Health Disparities Vary by Wage Level, New Analysis Shows
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Bruce W. Sherman, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, about a recent study on wage-level disparities affecting the utilization of mental health resources, for which he was lead investigator; the study article appears in the April issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Bruce W. Sherman, MD, with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and consultant to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, as he discusses a study he was the lead author of, published in the April issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, titled "Mental Health Diagnoses and Services Utilization Vary by Wage Level."
Sherman discusses some of the most interesting—and in some cases, surpising findings—as well as key takeways from the study comparing mental health service utiliziation across individuals with different wages. He also discusses why it is so important that greater health care resources be applied to better manage mental health.
It Take a Village in Cancer Care: A Q&A With David Nguyen, MD
July 23rd 2025David Nguyen, MD, medical oncologist with Tufts Medicine and Lowell General Hospital, discusses the evolving landscape of advanced cancer treatments like chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and bispecific antibodies
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Best of Managed Care Cast: Top 5 Episodes From the First Half of 2025
July 18th 2025These interviews are the top episodes, by listens, from among the 21 podcast episodes The American Journal of Managed Care® produced over the first half of 2025. Give them all another listen, and perhaps learn something new.
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