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Podcasts
Exploring Commercial Coverage, Reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccines
05/17/2023
Maria Asimopoulos
Norm Smith, principal payer market research consultant, predicts how payment and patient access strategies may shift once COVID-19 vaccines hit the commercial market and coverage requirements set during the public health emergency expire.
Norm Smith, principal payer market research consultant, predicts how payment and patient access strategies may shift once COVID-19 vaccines hit the commercial market and coverage requirements set during the public health emergency expire.
Norm Smith, principal payer...
05/17/2023
Integrated Healthcare Executive
Podcasts
Identifying the Benefits of Rapid At-Home Diagnostic Testing and How These Can Communicate With PCPs, Infectious Disease Professionals
10/25/2020
Ron Chiarello, PhD, CEO, Alveo Technologies, discusses a recent collaboration the company began with Janssen—where together they are working to improve and expand an at-home self-testing platform for viral infectious diseases—and explains why...
Ron Chiarello, PhD, CEO, Alveo Technologies, discusses a recent collaboration the company began with Janssen—where together they are working to improve and expand an at-home self-testing platform for viral infectious diseases—and explains why...
Ron Chiarello, PhD, CEO, Alveo...
10/25/2020
First Report Managed Care
Podcasts
Payer Insights: Cost-Sharing Changes Amid Increased COVID-19 Telehealth Visits
10/14/2020
Ben Isgur, health research institute leader, PwC, discusses recent news from insurers who announced they are reversing their decisions to waive telehealth copays, and provides a future outlook on how the health care landscape should change in...
Ben Isgur, health research institute leader, PwC, discusses recent news from insurers who announced they are reversing their decisions to waive telehealth copays, and provides a future outlook on how the health care landscape should change in...
Ben Isgur, health research...
10/14/2020
First Report Managed Care
Podcasts
Important Factors to Consider While Navigating Through the Pandemic
07/17/2020
Brett Zelkind, senior vice president of business development and Eric Zerneke, chief commercial officer, both at CredSimple, explain why social determinants of health and the uptake in telehealth should be considered throughout the navigation...
Brett Zelkind, senior vice president of business development and Eric Zerneke, chief commercial officer, both at CredSimple, explain why social determinants of health and the uptake in telehealth should be considered throughout the navigation...
Brett Zelkind, senior vice...
07/17/2020
First Report Managed Care
Podcasts
Strengths, Weaknesses of Health Care System Exposed as a Result of Current Pandemic
07/08/2020
Tim Lash, chief strategy officer for West Health, discusses common disparities seen in health care and explains how the current pandemic has revealed both strengths and weaknesses of our health care system.
Tim Lash, chief strategy officer for West Health, discusses common disparities seen in health care and explains how the current pandemic has revealed both strengths and weaknesses of our health care system.
Tim Lash, chief strategy officer...
07/08/2020
First Report Managed Care

Behind the Bill

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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care
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
First Report Managed Care

Trending Articles

News
Comparative Effectiveness for Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing
02/09/2024
Emry Lloyd
A new study compares the efficacy of salbutamol administration via a nebulizer vs a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer for bronchodilator responsiveness testing.
A new study compares the efficacy of salbutamol administration via a nebulizer vs a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer for bronchodilator responsiveness testing.
A new study compares the...
02/09/2024
First Report Managed Care
News
Trial to Test CAR T-Cell Therapy for Refractory Progressive MS
03/18/2024
Jolynn Tumolo
An autologous, fully human CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product candidate recently received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an investigational new drug for the treatment of patients with refractory...
An autologous, fully human CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product candidate recently received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an investigational new drug for the treatment of patients with refractory...
An autologous, fully human CD19...
03/18/2024
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
PBM Legislation: Navigating Congressional Delays and Encouraging Progress
04/17/2024
Hannah Musick
Explore the world of federal pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) legislation and its potential impact on stakeholders in this in-depth analysis presented by Ross Margulies, JD, MPH, Partner and Co-Chair Healthcare and Life Sciences Coverage &...
Explore the world of federal pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) legislation and its potential impact on stakeholders in this in-depth analysis presented by Ross Margulies, JD, MPH, Partner and Co-Chair Healthcare and Life Sciences Coverage &...
Explore the world of federal...
04/17/2024
First Report Managed Care
Conference Coverage
The Impact of Fatigue on Prospective Memory in Persons With MS
05/23/2024
Hannah Musick
High fatigue levels in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) are significantly associated with subjective impairment in prospective memory, particularly in tasks such as forgetting the date and missing appointments.
High fatigue levels in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) are significantly associated with subjective impairment in prospective memory, particularly in tasks such as forgetting the date and missing appointments.
High fatigue levels in persons...
05/23/2024
First Report Managed Care
Interview
Enhancing Patient Services: Payer and Provider Considerations
06/28/2024
Patient services emerged as a central topic at AXS24, with many stakeholders emphasizing the need for consistency and accessibility in patient support. They also highlighted the importance of addressing both financial and emotional support...
Patient services emerged as a central topic at AXS24, with many stakeholders emphasizing the need for consistency and accessibility in patient support. They also highlighted the importance of addressing both financial and emotional support...
Patient services emerged as a...
06/28/2024
First Report Managed Care

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