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Sustaining Compassionate Trauma Care Across Communities
September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In our final episode, we speak with Lyndra Bills, MD, and Shari Hutchison, MS.
To help celebrate and recognize National Recovery Month, we have brought you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode and our discussion with Lyndra Bills, MD, senior medical director, and Shari Hutchison, MS, director of program evaluation and outcomes, both with Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, part of the UPMC Insurance Services Division.
More than 90% of adults have experienced a traumatic event at some point in their lifetime. Community Care Behavioral Health Organization has collaborated and continues to work, with county officials and health care providers to build a trauma-informed care network in rural Pennsylvania to address the demand for trauma-informed professionals. Evidence-based training programs have been developed in collaboration with the Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania and a learning collaborative has been instrumental in facilitating culture change within provider practices. The success of these efforts is evident in their long-term sustainability, with providers maintaining trauma-informed practices, supported by ongoing training and learning initiatives.
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To listen to the other episodes in this series and to access exclusive companion video content, please visit our UPMC Health Plan partner page.
Navigating Sport-Related Neurospine Injuries, Surgery, and Managed Care
February 25th 2025On 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.
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Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On 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.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr Faces Senate Inquiry Over Deep Cuts to HHS Impacting FDA, CDC, NIH, CMS
April 2nd 2025A bipartisan letter from lawmakers questions the legality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr's HHS changes and the lack of clear communication regarding their potential impact on American health.
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Areas of Unmet Need Continue to Burden Patients With gMG
April 2nd 2025Patient-reported outcomes measures in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) are more important than ever, for both those treating and being treated for the chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, to have a more nuanced understanding of experiences and difficulties.
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