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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—COVID-19 Racial Disparities and Other Health News
Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.
Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week.
This week, the top managed care news included CMS proposing rules for value-based contracting in Medicaid; claims data highlighting racial disparities in COVID-19 effects; an interview with Anthony Fauci, MD, on the progress made against HIV.
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CMS Issues Rules to Promote Value-Based Contracting, Pay for High-Cost Therapies in Medicaid
Medicare Claims Data Further Highlight Pandemic's Toll on Racial Minorities
What Is Being Done to Assess the Disproportionate Effect of COVID-19 on Minority, Rural Communities?
Fauci: Countless Lives Have Been Saved, but an HIV Vaccine and Cure Remain Elusive
PwC Provides 3 Spending Scenarios to Address Implications of COVID-19 on the 2021 Medical Cost Trend
Infectious Diseases and Anemia in a Sample of Out-of-Treatment Drug Users
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Accessibility Important After FDA Approves Lenacapavir for PrEP: Q&A With Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH
June 20th 2025The approval of lenacapavir, a form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), marks significant progress in preventing HIV, making it vital for the treatment to be available and accessible to those most vulnerable, explains Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
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Stuck in Prior Auth Purgatory: The Hidden Costs of Health Care Delays
June 19th 2025Delays, denials, and endless paperwork—prior authorization isn’t just a headache for providers; it’s a barrier for patients who need timely care, explains Colin Banas, MD, MHA, chief medical officer with DrFirst.
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