Plans might benefit from standard identifiers

Researchers of a new JAMA study said that without further participation in accountable care organizations, including the ACO REACH model, the program is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing health disparities.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

CVS Health released a statement shortly after HB1150 was signed in Arkansas, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

A Q&A with Aaron B. Waxman, MD, PhD