Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Challenges of Rural Healthcare Delivery and Other Health News

After fine-tuning, the VGG16 convolutional neural network outperformed other deep learning models in 2 of 3 key classification tasks.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.

Prior authorizations create substantial administrative and financial burdens on physicians and patients and can disrupt the continuity of care.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.

The approval follows the December 2024 priority review designation for this perioperative immunotherapy regimen for patients fighting muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) treatment before or early after regular transfusion therapy improved overall survival (OS) In lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a new study found.