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Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2020 - First Report Managed Care

Featured Article

04/14/2020
We asked our experts to review and analyze payer support initiatives, cost considerations and their likely impact on claims, employer-related issues, and more in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak.
We asked our experts to review and analyze payer support initiatives, cost considerations and their likely impact on claims, employer-related issues, and more in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak.
We asked our experts to review...
04/14/2020
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05/05/2020
As COVID-19 continues to roll tsunami-style across the globe, strains on health care delivery systems are mandating innovative approaches to taking care of the needs of infected patients while maintaining ongoing care for patients with other...
As COVID-19 continues to roll tsunami-style across the globe, strains on health care delivery systems are mandating innovative approaches to taking care of the needs of infected patients while maintaining ongoing care for patients with other...
As COVID-19 continues to roll...
05/05/2020
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05/05/2020
Significant change is still to come in the fight against COVID-19. First Report Managed Care received commentary from its editorial advisory board and sourced feedback from readers on the effects COVID-19 will have on managed markets. The...
Significant change is still to come in the fight against COVID-19. First Report Managed Care received commentary from its editorial advisory board and sourced feedback from readers on the effects COVID-19 will have on managed markets. The...
Significant change is still to...
05/05/2020
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Pharmacy Insight
05/05/2020
David Smith, project executive for the Medicaid Transformation Project at Avia, discusses how the opioid epidemic has evolved and how the Medicaid Transformation Project helps transform health care and the related social needs for vulnerable...
David Smith, project executive for the Medicaid Transformation Project at Avia, discusses how the opioid epidemic has evolved and how the Medicaid Transformation Project helps transform health care and the related social needs for vulnerable...
David Smith, project executive...
05/05/2020
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Integrated Healthcare Executive
05/05/2020
In a recent podcast for Integrated Healthcare Executive, David Shelton, CEO of PatientMatters, discussed the rules regarding pricing transparency across health care systems and offered insight into how they will affect hospitals and patients....
In a recent podcast for Integrated Healthcare Executive, David Shelton, CEO of PatientMatters, discussed the rules regarding pricing transparency across health care systems and offered insight into how they will affect hospitals and patients....
In a recent podcast for...
05/05/2020
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Department

Conference Insider
05/05/2020
Epinephrine administered via a nasal spray could be an effective alternative to injectors in treating anaphylaxis, according to research intended to be presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Annual Meeting. Three...
Epinephrine administered via a nasal spray could be an effective alternative to injectors in treating anaphylaxis, according to research intended to be presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Annual Meeting. Three...
Epinephrine administered via a...
05/05/2020
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Conference Insider
05/05/2020
Grouping multiple food allergies into one oral immunotherapy (OIT) course is just as safe and effective as single food OIT, according to research presented at he AAAAI Annual Meeting.
Grouping multiple food allergies into one oral immunotherapy (OIT) course is just as safe and effective as single food OIT, according to research presented at he AAAAI Annual Meeting.
Grouping multiple food allergies...
05/05/2020
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Conference Insider
05/05/2020
PCSK9 inhibitors alirocumab and novel evinacumab significantly reduced LDL-C levels in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), according to science presented at ACC.20/WCC virtual meeting.
PCSK9 inhibitors alirocumab and novel evinacumab significantly reduced LDL-C levels in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), according to science presented at ACC.20/WCC virtual meeting.
PCSK9 inhibitors alirocumab and...
05/05/2020
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Conference Insider
05/05/2020
The tradeoff between increased risk of bleeding and reduced risk of ischemic events may be equal among certain patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who take aspirin for up to 30 days, according to research presented during the 2020 American...
The tradeoff between increased risk of bleeding and reduced risk of ischemic events may be equal among certain patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who take aspirin for up to 30 days, according to research presented during the 2020 American...
The tradeoff between increased...
05/05/2020
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Conference Insider
05/05/2020
According to late-breaking clinical trial science presented digitally at ACC.20/WCC, patients who received smoking cessation counseling and also used electronic cigarettes with nicotine were more likely to be successful at quitting smoking,...
According to late-breaking clinical trial science presented digitally at ACC.20/WCC, patients who received smoking cessation counseling and also used electronic cigarettes with nicotine were more likely to be successful at quitting smoking,...
According to late-breaking...
05/05/2020
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News

Conference Insider
05/05/2020
Grouping multiple food allergies into one oral immunotherapy (OIT) course is just as safe and effective as single food OIT, according to research presented at he AAAAI Annual Meeting.
Grouping multiple food allergies into one oral immunotherapy (OIT) course is just as safe and effective as single food OIT, according to research presented at he AAAAI Annual Meeting.
Grouping multiple food allergies...
05/05/2020
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