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Steve Melnick, Answers How ACOs Will Impact the Pharmacy Benefit and Medical Costs
Steve Melnick, President, SM Innovations, says that accountable care organizations (ACOs) will impact the pharmacy benefit by moving the healthcare system from a volume-based to a value-based model.
Steve Melnick, President, SM Innovations, says that accountable care organizations (ACOs) will impact the pharmacy benefit by moving the healthcare system from a volume-based to a value-based model. By moving to a value-based model, pharmacies will need to build long-term relations with patients and understand how the whole population is managing. Mr Melnick notes that it might be too early to tell if ACOs will impact cost and quality, but there will continue to be funding for experimentation and development.
"Ultimately what we'd like to see are models that improve cost, improve quality, and improve patient satisfaction," said Melnick.
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On 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.
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New Study Finds Risk Groups, Outpatient Care Barriers in Chronic Liver Disease
November 20th 2024Patients 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.
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