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Managed Care Looks Forward: Top Five Trends for Pharmacy in 2019In a commentary piece for Managed Health Care Connect, our Clinical Pharmacy Consultant Stephanie Tran, PharmD, overviews the top five pharmacy trends in managed care she's looking forward to in 2019. Tran foresees pharmacists continuing "to play a critical role in a health care industry that is increasingly shifting its focus to innovation, value, pricing, and transparency." As the role pharmacists play in the health care evolves, new questions arise on topical subjects like drug pricing, pharmacy benefits managers, pipeline treatments and more. Tran starts the conversation on issues sure to be at the forefront of the industry throughout 2019.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Managed Care Enrollment Among US ChildrenThis survey study uses data from the 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component to compare rates of health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollment, by race and ethnicity, for children with commercial and public coverage.
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Substance Use Disorder Privacy Law Limits Both Payers, PrescribersWe should reform or align 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA to better serve patients with substance use disorder, UMass Medical School pharmacists Kimberly Lenz and Tyson Thompson write in an opinion piece for Managed Healthcare Executive.
