This Week in Managed Care: The Top Stories of 2019

Vizient's 2024 survey reveals a sharp rise in drug shortages across US health care, with pediatric care hit especially hard and labor costs soaring—but the true impact may go far beyond limited medication access, threatening to disrupt the very foundations of how health systems operate.

Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.

Conversations between the patient and provider should focus on the stakes of antiobesity treatment and continuation, says Hamlet Gasoyan, PhD, Cleveland Clinic.

A quick roundup episode of major health policy developments, from shifting COVID-19 vaccine guidance and scientific publishing controversies to rising cancer care costs and the impact of oncology biosimilars.

South Carolina had previously barred abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid, leaving many patients vulnerable to uncovered treatment.

New data show sharp growth in pharmacists’ clinical roles, from the intensive care unit to outpatient chronic disease management, amid staffing and drug shortages.