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The presence of loneliness among older patients is significant and has gained the attention of healthcare stakeholders, with some warning that it could become and epidemic. Growing research has pointed to loneliness as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes, and stakeholders around the coutnry have taken on the challenge of addressing the issue. In 2017, CareMore Health introduced their Togetherness Program to focus on these patients’ psychological, social, and physical health.  During this podcast, we sit down with Sachin Jain, MD, president of CareMore Health, to find out more about the health effects of loneliness and how their togetherness program is impacting seniors. Related articles: Efforts to Target Loneliness Reap Health Benefits, CareMore Finds: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/efforts-to-target-loneliness-reap-health-benefits-caremore-finds CareMore's Prescription for Loneliness Removes Barriers to Togetherness: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/caremores-prescription-for-lonelines

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included new primary prevention guidelines that could increase the use of some diabetes drugs; the FDA expanded criteria for which patients can take part in clinical trials; a summit on value-based insurance design showed the need for tough conversations with stakeholders. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines Call for Less Aspirin, More SGLT2s, GLP-1s for Type 2 Diabetes: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/acc-2019/cardiovascular-prevention-guidelines-call-for-less-aspirin-more-sglt2s-glp-1s-for-type-2-diabetes Giant Study Suggests Apple Watch Accurately Catches Atrial Fibrillation: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/acc-2019/giant-study-suggests-apple-watch-accurately-catches-afib DECLARE: Dapagliflozin Offers Benefits for Diabetes Patients With Heart Failure: https://www.

Ensuring Access to Generic Medications by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included the 2020 budget plan proposing a mix of healthcare spending cuts and increases; the FDA approving the first immunotherapy regimen for breast cancer; and researchers uncovering how sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors work. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Proposed 2020 White House Budget Includes Block Grants, Medicaid Work Rules, Increased HIV Funding: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/proposed-2020-white-house-budget-includes-block-grants-medicaid-work-rules-increased-hiv-funding FDA Approves Atezolizumab Combination for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fda-approves-atezolizumab-combination-for-triplenegative-breast-cancer SGLT2 Inhibitors Work by Inducing Fasting State, Joslin Center Scientist Says: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/sglt2-inhibitor

Understanding Barriers to Accessing Specialty Care Under Medicaid Expansion by Managed Care Cast

The federal government has been releasing a number of policies and proposals that will affect care delivery and are aimed at rising costs of care and prescription drugs. Ted Okon, executive director of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), sat down with Managed Care Cast to discuss a number of policies affecting COA’s members, including proposals around chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies, pharmacy benefit managers, and the Oncology Care Model. Read more about the stories in this podcast: CMS Proposes That Patients Be Enrolled in Studies to Get Coverage for CAR T-Cell Therapy: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-proposes-that-patients-be-enrolled-in-studies-to-get-coverage-for-car-tcell-therapy Ted Okon on Policy Priorities for COA in 2019: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/coapayersummit2018/ted-okon-on-policy-priorities-for-coa-in-2019 COA's OCM 2.0: Moving Toward a Universal Payment Model: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/coapayersummit2018/coas-ocm-20-moving-toward-a-universal-payment-model More Th

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included Scott Gottlieb, MD, resigning as FDA commissioner; Eli Lilly offering a discounted version of Humalog; another study dispels the myths around autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Dr Scott Gottlieb to Resign as FDA Commissioner: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/dr-scott-gottlieb-to-resign-as-fda-commissioner-reports-say Lilly to Launch Half-Price Version of Humalog: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/lilly-to-launch-halfprice-version-of-humalog What We're Reading: HIV Cured in Second Patient; Patients Question FDA; China Creating Ethics Committee: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-hiv-cured-in-second-patient-patients-question-fda-china-creating-ethics-committee HIV Compendium: https://www.ajmc.com/compendium/hiv In Wake of Measles Ou

Realigning Accountability to Improve Population Healthcare Delivery Under MIPS by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included pharmaceutical executives appearing before a Senate drug pricing hearing; HHS finalizing a Title X rule change; and an analysis that found travel and wait times for healthcare services come with a high price. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Senate Committee Discusses the Burden of High Drug Prices and Potential Solutions: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/senate-committee-discusses-the-burden-of-high-drug-prices-and-potential-solutions Pharma Executives Call for Reforms to Medicare, Rebate System in Senate Hearing: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/pharma-executives-call-on-reforms-to-medicare-rebate-system-in-senate-hearing HHS Rule Bars Clinics That Perform Abortion, Make Referrals From Receiving Title X Funds: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/hhs-rule-bars-clinics-that-perform-aborti

Improving Oncology Practices With Value Based Care by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included CMS' proposal to cover chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; a study faulting the FDA’s handling of fentanyl oversight; and breast surgeons calling for genetic testing for all patients with breast cancer. Read more about the stories in this podcast: CMS Proposes That Patients Be Enrolled in Studies to Get Coverage for CAR T-Cell Therapy: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-proposes-that-patients-be-enrolled-in-studies-to-get-coverage-for-car-tcell-therapy Study Criticizes FDA Safety Oversight of Rapid-Release Fentanyl: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/study-criticizes-fda-safety-oversight-of-rapidrelease-fentanyl Breast Surgeons Seek Genetic Testing for All Patients With Breast Cancer: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/breast-surgeons-seek-genetic-testing-for-all-patients-with-breast-cancer Greater Die

Improving Care While Reducing Costs Through ACOs and Other Value-Based Efforts by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included increased demand for long-acting contraception since President Trump took office; a payer decision on an insulin pump alarmed diabetes advocates; and despite being involved in cancer treatment decisions, many primary care providers don't feel prepared to do so. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Demand for Long-Acting Contraception Increased in Wake of Concerns About Birth Control Access: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/demand-for-longacting-contraception-increased-in-wake-of-concerns-about-birth-control-access JDRF Alarmed by Extension of UnitedHealthcare-Medtronic Pact to Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/jdrf-alarmed-by-extension-of-unitedhealthcaremedtronic-pact-to-youth-with-type1diabetes Despite Being Involved in Cancer Treatment Decisions, P

Does Providing Women With Cesarean Delivery Rate Comparison Data Influence Hospital Choice? by Managed Care Cast

Understanding the Scope and Drivers of the Opioid Epidemic by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included President Trump's State of the Union address highlighting healthcare; HHS Secretary Alex Azar taking on drug rebates; physicians asking Congress to fully implement the HITECH Act. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Trump Highlights New Initiatives for Childhood Cancer, HIV in State of the Union: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/trump-highlights-new-initiatives-for-childhood-cancer-hiv-in-state-of-the-union Azar Promotes Efforts to Tackle Rebate System: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/academyhealth-2019/azar-promotes-efforts-to-tackle-rebate-system AcademyHealth 2019 National Health Policy Conference: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/academyhealth-2019 Campaign Seeks Push to Improve Usability of EHRs: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/campaign-seeks-push-to-improve-usability-of-ehrs Ge

Overheard at AcademyHealth: Health Policy, Social Determinants, and Data by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included House and Senate hearings on the cost of prescription drugs; a study finding patients with diabetes can be safely switched to cheaper insulin; and the first non-chemotherapy combination being approved for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Senate Committee Discusses the Burden of High Drug Prices and Potential Solutions: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/senate-committee-discusses-the-burden-of-high-drug-prices-and-potential-solutions Medicare Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Safely Switched From Analog to Human Insulin, JAMA Study Finds: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/medicare-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-safely-switched-from-analog-to-human-insulin-ijamai-study-finds FDA Approves Ibrutinib Combination as Frontline Treatment for CLL: https://www.a

Discussing the Continuing Decline in Overall Cancer Mortality in the United States by Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. ​​​​​​​This week, the top managed care news included the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review investigating rising drug prices; CMS expanding value-based insurance design; and researchers using a blood test to detect preclinical Alzheimer disease. Read more about the stories in this podcast: What's Driving US Healthcare Costs? Stakeholders Weigh In: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/whats-driving-us-healthcare-costs-stakeholders-weigh-in ICER Will Review If Drug Price Hikes Are Supported by New Evidence: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/icer-will-review-if-drug-price-hikes-are-supported-by-new-evidence Report: Increasing Drug Prices, Shortages Causing Hospitals to Cut Staff, Putting Patient Safety at Risk: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/report-increasing-drug-prices-shortages-causing-hospitals-to-cut-staff-putting-patient-safe