Most-Read Conference Coverage of 2021
Readers were interested in what pharmacy benefit managers are doing and content that came out of the ISPOR annual meeting in 2021.
PBM Leaders: A Conversation with Ken Paulus, CEO and President of Prime Therapeutics, Part 2
In the second part of an interview with Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein, Paulus talks about the role of PBMs and aligning providers with payers.
ISPOR: Matthew Reynolds of IQVIA Addresses Potential Overuse of Telehealth
Matthew Reynolds, PhD, vice president of real-world evidence at IQVIA, discusses his appreciation for telehealth and remote care, but feels over the next year or so we're going to be seeing more studies come out questioning if some telehealth is needed in certain areas. The discussion came from findings of a recent paper with the National Pharmaceutical Council on how COVID-19 affected real-world data and research.
PBM Leaders: A Conversation with Ken Paulus, Prime Therapeutics President and CEO, Part 3
In the third part of an interview with Managed Healthcare Executive®, Paulus discusses Prime's collaboration with Express Scripts, the GPO they co-own and bringing some uniformity to the pharmacy benefit management of the 23 health plans that Prime services.
ISPOR: Are Value-based Programs Finishing What Fee-for-Service Couldn't?
Dr. Vivian Lee of Verily Life Sciences addresses if value-based care programs have steered U.S healthcare away from the problems of fee-for-service at a virtual ISPOR meeting today. Lee also shares her thoughts on if the pandemic changed her views of American healthcare.
6 Takeaways From 2021 PBMI Annual National Conference
The specialty drug spend and data flow and connectivity were among the themes of the presentations given at the hybrid conference this week in Orlando, Florida.
Private Equity in Healthcare: Colonoscopy Prices Soar While Care Remains the Same
July 11th 2025Private equity acquisitions have increased rapidly across all aspects of healthcare, with gastroenterology practices experiencing the highest share. In the U.S., approximately 13% of gastroenterologists work in practices owned by private equity groups.
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Conversations with Perry and Friends: Saar Mahna, J.D., MBA
July 7th 2025Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the "Conversations with Perry and Friends" podcast. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Saar Mahna, J.D., MBA, CEO and founder of Banjo Health, an artificial intelligence company focused on prior authorization.
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Conversations With Perry and Friends: Paul Fronstin, Ph.D.
May 9th 2025Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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