August 2018 - First Report Managed Care
Column
Viewpoint
08/30/2018
True alignment between payers and providers is the most critical success factor in securing improvements in both the cost and the quality of care. Over the last decade, progress toward this alignment has occurred, observable primarily in the...
True alignment between payers and providers is the most critical success factor in securing improvements in both the cost and the quality of care. Over the last decade, progress toward this alignment has occurred, observable primarily in the...
True alignment between payers...
08/30/2018
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Pharmacy Insight
08/30/2018
Increasing access to medications without a prescription, when properly done, has the potential to positively impact many interested parties.
Increasing access to medications without a prescription, when properly done, has the potential to positively impact many interested parties.
Increasing access to medications...
08/30/2018
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Department
Managed Care Q&A
08/30/2018
An interview with Nicole M Trask, PharmD, a clinical consultant pharmacist at UMass Medical School and secretary of the AMCP’s Northeast Regional Affiliate.
An interview with Nicole M Trask, PharmD, a clinical consultant pharmacist at UMass Medical School and secretary of the AMCP’s Northeast Regional Affiliate.
An interview with Nicole M...
08/30/2018
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Formulary Frontlines®
08/30/2018
The United States represents 5.4% of the world’s population; however, it consumes 80% of the world’s opioid supply, according to data from OptumRX. Further, every 16 minutes someone in the United States dies from an opioid related-cause and...
The United States represents 5.4% of the world’s population; however, it consumes 80% of the world’s opioid supply, according to data from OptumRX. Further, every 16 minutes someone in the United States dies from an opioid related-cause and...
The United States represents...
08/30/2018
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News Connection
08/30/2018
A final rule issued by the HHS has extended the length of limited, short-term health plans to 12 months, according to a press release.
A final rule issued by the HHS has extended the length of limited, short-term health plans to 12 months, according to a press release.
A final rule issued by the HHS...
08/30/2018
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News Connection
08/30/2018
The Trump Administration has reversed a decision made earlier this month to cease payments to insurers through the ACA’s risk-adjustment reimbursement program.
The Trump Administration has reversed a decision made earlier this month to cease payments to insurers through the ACA’s risk-adjustment reimbursement program.
The Trump Administration has...
08/30/2018
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News Connection
08/30/2018
A recent commentary by Kyle Sheetz, MD, and David Shulkin, MD, in the New England Journal of Medicine, argued that increased competition through patient choice could improve quality at VA medical centers.
A recent commentary by Kyle Sheetz, MD, and David Shulkin, MD, in the New England Journal of Medicine, argued that increased competition through patient choice could improve quality at VA medical centers.
A recent commentary by Kyle...
08/30/2018
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News Connection
08/30/2018
Lawmakers expressed their frustrations with the lack of crucial leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the agency prepares for implementation of a new, $16 billion electronic health records (EHR) system.
Lawmakers expressed their frustrations with the lack of crucial leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the agency prepares for implementation of a new, $16 billion electronic health records (EHR) system.
Lawmakers expressed their...
08/30/2018
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Conference Insider
08/30/2018
A recent study examined the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) accepted colorectal cancer screening modalities and found that adding two additional screening tests to the current guidelines did not significantly influence the overall...
A recent study examined the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) accepted colorectal cancer screening modalities and found that adding two additional screening tests to the current guidelines did not significantly influence the overall...
A recent study examined the US...
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Conference Insider
08/30/2018
In a recent study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018, researchers found a wide variation in 30-day readmission rates among hospitals for acute pancreatitis.
In a recent study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018, researchers found a wide variation in 30-day readmission rates among hospitals for acute pancreatitis.
In a recent study presented at...
08/30/2018
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