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Volume 18, Issue 1, January/February 2021 - First Report Managed Care

Featured Article

Cover Story
02/12/2021

Dean Celia

Dean Celia
What does this say about the affordability of health care, and are there solutions to minimize reliance on this ubiquitous tool?
What does this say about the affordability of health care, and are there solutions to minimize reliance on this ubiquitous tool?
What does this say about the...
02/12/2021
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Feature
02/12/2021

Mary Beth Nierengarten

Mary Beth Nierengarten
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the ability and capacity of health care systems—from curbing infection rates, treating severe illness, understanding new variants, to distributing and administering limited vaccine doses—gaps and...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the ability and capacity of health care systems—from curbing infection rates, treating severe illness, understanding new variants, to distributing and administering limited vaccine doses—gaps and...
As the COVID-19 pandemic...
02/12/2021
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Literature Review
02/12/2021

Edan Stanley

Edan Stanley
Per the American Migraine foundation, oral and intranasal triptan therapy has proven consistently effective when used to treat migraine earlier in the attack; however, triptan therapy is not effective for all patients with migraine and cannot...
Per the American Migraine foundation, oral and intranasal triptan therapy has proven consistently effective when used to treat migraine earlier in the attack; however, triptan therapy is not effective for all patients with migraine and cannot...
Per the American Migraine...
02/12/2021
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Insights

Commentary
02/12/2021

Steve Wigginton, CEO, Icario

Steve Wigginton, CEO, Icario
What should we expect in health care in 2021? Get a jump on the new year with these informed predictions for health plans and members based on what we learned in 2020. As we reflect on an eventful year nobody was expecting, and as we look...
What should we expect in health care in 2021? Get a jump on the new year with these informed predictions for health plans and members based on what we learned in 2020. As we reflect on an eventful year nobody was expecting, and as we look...
What should we expect in health...
02/12/2021
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Commentary
02/12/2021

Robin Figueroa, consultant, Freed Associates

Robin Figueroa, consultant, Freed Ass...
On November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments from both sides on California v Texas, which deals with the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
On November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments from both sides on California v Texas, which deals with the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
On November 10, 2020, the...
02/12/2021
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Department

News Connection
02/12/2021
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co, announced plans to dissolve their joint health care venture, Haven, a firm launched in January 2018, focused on finding solutions to a range of problematic health care trends.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co, announced plans to dissolve their joint health care venture, Haven, a firm launched in January 2018, focused on finding solutions to a range of problematic health care trends.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and...
02/12/2021
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News Connection
02/12/2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched the Senior Savings Model through Part D, which caps insulin out-of-pocket spend at no more than $35 per month for beneficiaries. Researchers of a recent JAMA Network Open...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched the Senior Savings Model through Part D, which caps insulin out-of-pocket spend at no more than $35 per month for beneficiaries. Researchers of a recent JAMA Network Open...
The Centers for Medicare &...
02/12/2021
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News Connection
02/12/2021
Survey data collected by MedicareAdvantagePlans.org shows that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are seeing increased enrollment amid the pandemic.
Survey data collected by MedicareAdvantagePlans.org shows that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are seeing increased enrollment amid the pandemic.
Survey data collected by...
02/12/2021
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News Connection
02/12/2021
Aetna, a CVS Health company, announced recently that it is updating policies to expand coverage offerings of gender-affirming surgery to include breast augmentation for transfeminine beneficiaries.
Aetna, a CVS Health company, announced recently that it is updating policies to expand coverage offerings of gender-affirming surgery to include breast augmentation for transfeminine beneficiaries.
Aetna, a CVS Health company,...
02/12/2021
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News Connection
02/12/2021
Prior to the inauguration of President Biden, West Health and Gallup conducted a survey to better understand how Americans feel about the state of health care and the new administration’s promises of reform, but results show that most...
Prior to the inauguration of President Biden, West Health and Gallup conducted a survey to better understand how Americans feel about the state of health care and the new administration’s promises of reform, but results show that most...
Prior to the inauguration of...
02/12/2021
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News Connection
02/12/2021
In an effort to accommodate potential increases in demand for care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a fee bump was implemented in 2013 and 2014, increasing Medicaid payments to Medicare levels for certain services for primary care...
In an effort to accommodate potential increases in demand for care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a fee bump was implemented in 2013 and 2014, increasing Medicaid payments to Medicare levels for certain services for primary care...
In an effort to accommodate...
02/12/2021
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