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What Can Be Done to Ensure Access to Care for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries?
An author of a study in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® describes how the COVID-19 pandemic, the aging of America, and already-existing workforce shortages will further threaten the dual-eligible population unless policy makers reform scope-of-practice laws.
Triple forces are combining to create a crisis for the nation’s dual-eligible beneficiaries—that is, individuals who are covered under both Medicare and Medicaid. They tend to have multiple, chronic, costly medical conditions and have very low incomes.
In the May issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, Wendy Y. Xu, PhD; Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH; and Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, published a study showing how states with the most restrictive scope-of-practice laws have an inadequate supply of primary care clinicians to serve areas with a high concentration of these vulnerable beneficiaries.
In this episode of Managed Care Cast, Xu describes how the COVID-19 pandemic, the aging of America, and already-existing workforce shortages will further threaten this population unless policy makers reform scope-of-practice laws.
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Integrating RECIST and Clinician Approaches Boosts NSCLC Research
May 8th 2024Outcomes among patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer as evaluated within clinical trials via Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) and clinician response criteria in observational studies were compared for their concordance and reliability.
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CMS Medicare Final Rule: Advancing Benefits, Competition, and Consumer Protection
May 7th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Karen Iapoce, senior director of government products and programs at ZeOmega, about the recent CMS final rule on Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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