Washington, D.C.- The White House has signaled strong support for effortsto reduce medical liability insurance premiums, and Congressional leadersare pushing for quick action. All sides agree that premiums are too highand that steps must be taken to prevent doctors from closing up officesor moving to other states. There is strong disagreement, though, over howto resolve the problem. The debate is shaping up between Republicans whowant to limit jury awards as a way to bring down insurance costs, and Democratswho claim that insurers are just trying to recoup lost investment incomeand want to impose new restrictions on the insurance industry.
In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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Group Purchasing Organizations of 'Big 3' PBMs Cloud Transparency, Says Critic | PBMI 2024
September 6th 2024Greg Baker, CEO of AffirmedRx, did not hold back in criticizing CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts and their group purchasing organizations today at the PBMI Annual National Conference.
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.
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