The shrinking pool of plans

Building relationships with state and local officials and repairing the tattered primary care system in the U.S. were some of the suggestions made at the opening plenary session of ID Week 2024.

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.

Meanwhile, newly approved Cobenfy and the long-acting injectable antipsychotics may help with the long-standing problem of nonadherence to schizophrenia treatment.

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.

Large PBMs are removing Humira from some of their formularies. AMCP Nexus panelists still see challenges and a need for education and more attention to patient interests.

Crescent Moore, Ph.D., Pharm.D., Director of Part D/Pharmacy at BluePeak Advisors, highlights the expected shift of Medicare beneficiaries towards Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans.