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Steven S. Sharfstein, MD, Describes Health Reform's Impact On Medicare/Medicaid Beneficiaries With Mental Illness
Steven S. Sharfstein, MD, president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt, says that patients with mental illness who are insured under Medicare or Medicaid will feel the effect of health reform in terms of cost control and quality-focused care.
Steven S. Sharfstein, MD, president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt, says that patients with mental illness who are insured under Medicare or Medicaid will feel the effect of health reform in terms of cost control and quality-focused care.
“There will be an increased emphasis on providing care in the least costly setting in terms of providing bundled payments or perspective payments for services,” says Dr Sharfstein.
He adds that new health models, such as accountable care organizations, will encourage providers to consider how to most effectively deliver healthcare services.
VBID, Heading Into a Third Decade, Looks to Promote Personalization and Access
March 12th 2025Speakers at the 2025 Value-Based Insurance Design summit recapped the accomplishments made over the past 20 years in designing insurance benefits with value in mind and looked ahead to iterations to come.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advancing HIV Care With Doravirine and Islatravir: Q&A With Amy Colson, MD, MPH
March 12th 2025New data from the MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 trials, both investigating the efficacy and safety of 100-mg doravirine and 0.25-mg islatravir as a once-daily 2-drug regimen for virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1, were presented today by Amy Colson, MD, MPH.
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Implementation, Adherence to DoxyPEP Remains Low in At-Risk Groups
March 12th 2025Patients in Washington D.C. and San Francisco had minimal early uptake and adherence to doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) in studies presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2025.
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