Implementing Alternative Payment Models (APMs): Beyond the OCM

Experts shared details on health care contracting, setting up a centralized prior authorization pilot, and use of advocacy to win PBM reforms at the state level.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.

Artificial intelligence (AI) helps a Sarasota, Florida, health system catch lung nodules that appear on CT scans for patients treated for scores of conditions, allowing them to be referred for a possible lung cancer diagnosis.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.

Martina Cartwright, PhD, RD, and Lawrence J. Green, MD, FAAD, both recommend the Mediterranean diet to reduce inflammation and manage some dermatological symptoms.

A discussion with the presidents of the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology took place at the ACCC 51st Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit.