Managed Care Cast

This week, the White House budget director hinted at adding mandatory drug rebates in Medicare; a report found seniors are paying more than ever out-of-pocket for healthcare; and the National Diabetes Prevention Program released promising data from the first 4 years of the program.

This week, the White House budget director hinted at adding mandatory drug rebates in Medicare; a report found seniors are paying more than ever out-of-pocket for healthcare; and the National Diabetes Prevention Program released promising data from the first 4 years of the program.

Richard A. Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president for clinical affairs at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) always had an affinity for data and early on in his career had an interest in using a data-driven approach to improve quality in healthcare.

Throughout his conversation with Mandi Bishop, MA, CEO and founder of Lifely Insights, Bankowitz discussed the role of insurers in facilitating healthcare transformation, how health plans can better address underlying causes that impact a person's ability to manage their health, the role of AHIP as a resource for health plans, and other topics.

Richard A. Bankowitz, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president for clinical affairs at America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) always had an affinity for data and early on in his career had an interest in using a data-driven approach to improve quality in healthcare.

Throughout his conversation with Mandi Bishop, MA, CEO and founder of Lifely Insights, Bankowitz discussed the role of insurers in facilitating healthcare transformation, how health plans can better address underlying causes that impact a person's ability to manage their health, the role of AHIP as a resource for health plans, and other topics.

This week, the Senate began working on its own Obamacare replacement bill after the American Health Care Act passed the House of Representatives; Scott Gottlieb, MD, was confirmed as FDA commissioner; and AJMC was in Chicago covering the news out of Digestive Disease Week.

This week, the Senate began working on its own Obamacare replacement bill after the American Health Care Act passed the House of Representatives; Scott Gottlieb, MD, was confirmed as FDA commissioner; and AJMC was in Chicago covering the news out of Digestive Disease Week.

Last week, President Donald Trump's nominee for FDA was confirmed by a Senate committee and will now go before the full Senate for a vote; community oncologists met to discuss the Cancer Moonshot and the trouble with pharmacy benefit managers; and a study found obesity shortens more lives than cigarettes.

Last week, President Donald Trump's nominee for FDA was confirmed by a Senate committee and will now go before the full Senate for a vote; community oncologists met to discuss the Cancer Moonshot and the trouble with pharmacy benefit managers; and a study found obesity shortens more lives than cigarettes.

Medicare Part A is an automatic entitlement that older Americans start receiving when they begin receiving their Social Security check, but the other parts of Medicare can be more difficult to enroll in. Mandi Bishop, CEO of Aloha Knows, interviewed 2 intelligent individuals who went through a 5-month process to get a mistake fixed for enrollment in Medicare Part B.

Medicare Part A is an automatic entitlement that older Americans start receiving when they begin receiving their Social Security check, but the other parts of Medicare can be more difficult to enroll in. Mandi Bishop, CEO of Aloha Knows, interviewed 2 intelligent individuals who went through a 5-month process to get a mistake fixed for enrollment in Medicare Part B.