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Commentary
Course Helps Providers, Payers Measure Quality to Improve HIV Medication Use
11/09/2021
Amanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ
In this commentary, Amanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ, describes how pharmacists, clinicians, and payers can enhance outcomes and lower costs with a new course by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance aimed at improving quality measurement in HIV care.
In this commentary, Amanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ, describes how pharmacists, clinicians, and payers can enhance outcomes and lower costs with a new course by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance aimed at improving quality measurement in HIV care.
In this commentary, Amanda Ryan,...
11/09/2021
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douglas jennings
Commentary
HIV Guidelines: Quick Hitters From the Recent HHS Update
10/07/2021
Douglas L. Jennings, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, FHFSA, BCPS
“As the number of HIV treatment options have burgeoned and patient management has democratized well beyond HIV specialists into fields such as primary and family care, clinicians are compelled to remain abreast of key practice updates,” says...
“As the number of HIV treatment options have burgeoned and patient management has democratized well beyond HIV specialists into fields such as primary and family care, clinicians are compelled to remain abreast of key practice updates,” says...
“As the number of HIV treatment...
10/07/2021
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Behind the Bill
The Senate’s $3 Trillion Deal. Tax Relief Now, Medicaid Coverage Loss Later?
07/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After...
07/02/2025
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Behind the Bill
When a Cap Isn’t Just a Cap: How a Provider Tax Proposal Could Reshape Medicaid Financing
06/25/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most...
06/25/2025
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Behind the Bill
Rewriting the Safety Net? Inside the Senate’s Changes to Medicaid and the ACA
06/18/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve...
06/18/2025
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Behind the Bill
How States Might Respond to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
06/11/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill...
06/11/2025
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Behind the Bill
Is the Affordable Care Act on the Chopping Block? What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tells Us.
06/04/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of...
06/04/2025
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Behind the Bill
From House to Senate: The Journey of Cutting Medicaid
05/28/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of...
05/28/2025
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Behind the Bill
Eligibility, Paperwork, and Penalties: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Medicaid ‘Reform’
05/21/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week...
05/21/2025
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Behind the Bill
A Busy Week in Drug Pricing Policy: Aligning US Drug Prices With Global Standards?
05/14/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for...
05/14/2025
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BEHIND THE BILL
When Agencies Lose Power: How 3 Seismic Shifts are Transforming Pharmaceutical Regulation
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months,...
05/07/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Medicare Paradox, Part 3: Strategic Trade Doesn’t Have to be a Zero-Sum Game
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve...
05/07/2025
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Few Medicare Providers Offer Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity
10/13/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
A study found that only 1.2% of primary care providers offered Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) services over 7 years, with some being consistent users, early adopters, and late adopters.
A study found that only 1.2% of primary care providers offered Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) services over 7 years, with some being consistent users, early adopters, and late adopters.
A study found that only 1.2% of...
10/13/2023
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Samantha Roushan
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Innovating Prior Authorization With Responsible AI
10/27/2023
Sam Roushan
Sam Roushan, Senior Vice President of Clinical Transformation at Cohere Health, shares how responsible AI is informed with sound clinical knowledge and can stay within ethical and legal boundaries and benefit payers, providers, and patients.
Sam Roushan, Senior Vice President of Clinical Transformation at Cohere Health, shares how responsible AI is informed with sound clinical knowledge and can stay within ethical and legal boundaries and benefit payers, providers, and patients.
Sam Roushan, Senior Vice...
10/27/2023
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Asthma Management Critical During Pregnancy
11/21/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Potential roadblocks to adequate management of asthma in pregnant women include nonadherence to medication, lack of education, and smoking habits. The review mentions a retrospective study that found pregnant women with asthma tended to...
Potential roadblocks to adequate management of asthma in pregnant women include nonadherence to medication, lack of education, and smoking habits. The review mentions a retrospective study that found pregnant women with asthma tended to...
Potential roadblocks to adequate...
11/21/2023
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The Hidden Threat: Heart Failure in Elderly Diabetic Populations
01/04/2024
Sean Brady
The correlation between diabetes and heart failure poses a significant risk, as almost one-third of elderly individuals with diabetes encounter heart failure. Sean Brady provides insights into upcoming innovative solutions aimed at addressing...
The correlation between diabetes and heart failure poses a significant risk, as almost one-third of elderly individuals with diabetes encounter heart failure. Sean Brady provides insights into upcoming innovative solutions aimed at addressing...
The correlation between diabetes...
01/04/2024
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Medical Cost Increases Projected for 2024
03/01/2024
Paul Nicolaus
PwC's Health Research Institute surveyed health plan actuaries covering nearly 100 million employer-sponsored and 10 million Affordable Care Act marketplace members to project medical cost trends for 2023-2024, highlighting factors like...
PwC's Health Research Institute surveyed health plan actuaries covering nearly 100 million employer-sponsored and 10 million Affordable Care Act marketplace members to project medical cost trends for 2023-2024, highlighting factors like...
PwC's Health Research Institute...
03/01/2024
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