Managed Care Minute: January 31, 2015

This week HHS announced goals and a timeline for shifting Medicare payments from volume to value. Shortly after, a new task force of payers and providers formed to facilitate the transition away from fee-for-service payments.

Novartis reported that it expects payers will begin to push back against cancer drug therapy costs.

And lastly, the Joslin Diabetes Center is partnering with The American Journal of Managed Care to bring to life Patient-Centered Diabetes Care in Boston, Massachusetts, April 16-17.