Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—BRCA Testing Recommendation and Other Health News

Higher Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) scores, especially those reflecting lower nicotine exposure and better sleep health, are inversely associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, emphasizing the importance of cardiovascular health (CVH) in disease prevention.

Prompt care supports mental well-being, as hidradenitis suppurativa is often associated with depression and anxiety due to its physical and social challenges.

Patients with chronic liver disease who were unable to establish care were 85% more likely to require recurrent hospitalizations. This group included a disproportionate number of women and individuals with physical limitations affecting their health.

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.

The key secondary end point of overall survival (OS) was met in the DREAMM-7 trial of belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep; GSK) for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM).

Influenza antiviral treatment remains underutilized among eligible children and adolescents, particularly in outpatient settings, despite CDC recommendations.