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J Collins
Commentary
07/14/2026
Jessica Collins, MBA
A patient panel at the 2026 National Infusion Center Association (NICA) Annual Conference underscored how delays driven by prior authorization, benefit design, and administrative barriers can profoundly affect the lives of individuals with...
A patient panel at the 2026 National Infusion Center Association (NICA) Annual Conference underscored how delays driven by prior authorization, benefit design, and administrative barriers can profoundly affect the lives of individuals with...
A patient panel at the 2026...
07/14/2026
First Report Managed Care
Commentary
06/25/2026
Chris Terrone; Cynthia Miller; Mitch DeKoven
As regulators and payers place growing emphasis on real-world evidence, new survey findings reveal what managed care decision-makers value most—and how manufacturers can generate and communicate evidence that meaningfully influences coverage...
As regulators and payers place growing emphasis on real-world evidence, new survey findings reveal what managed care decision-makers value most—and how manufacturers can generate and communicate evidence that meaningfully influences coverage...
As regulators and payers place...
06/25/2026
First Report Managed Care
Commentary
06/25/2026
Patty Hayward; David Lareau; Jeanne Cohen; Alexandria Foley, MSN, RN; Kevin Ritter; Payam Zamani, MD; Eugene Gonsiorek; Mike Camacho; Joseph Kleiman; Bill Kerr, MD
To mark the 20th anniversary of value-based care, health care innovation and value-based care leaders reflect on how the industry has evolved—and why success over the next 20 years will depend on moving from payment reform to the...
To mark the 20th anniversary of value-based care, health care innovation and value-based care leaders reflect on how the industry has evolved—and why success over the next 20 years will depend on moving from payment reform to the...
To mark the 20th anniversary of...
06/25/2026
First Report Managed Care
Commentary
06/25/2026
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH
As managed care shifts toward outcomes-based performance, health plans are discovering that identifying at-risk members is no longer enough—the real competitive advantage lies in driving sustained behavior change to improve medication...
As managed care shifts toward outcomes-based performance, health plans are discovering that identifying at-risk members is no longer enough—the real competitive advantage lies in driving sustained behavior change to improve medication...
As managed care shifts toward...
06/25/2026
First Report Managed Care
Regulatory Insights
06/25/2026
Adam Colborn, JD
Although major legislative activity has slowed following pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, ongoing congressional scrutiny of drug patents, price transparency, broker compensation, and the future of Medicare Star Ratings signals that...
Although major legislative activity has slowed following pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, ongoing congressional scrutiny of drug patents, price transparency, broker compensation, and the future of Medicare Star Ratings signals that...
Although major legislative...
06/25/2026
First Report Managed Care
Commentary
05/14/2026
Ross Maclean, MD; Kathy Lang, PhD; John Graham, PharmD
Long overlooked for its limitations, real-world data is poised for a transformation as new innovations unlock its potential to drive more meaningful insights and decisions across biopharma.
Long overlooked for its limitations, real-world data is poised for a transformation as new innovations unlock its potential to drive more meaningful insights and decisions across biopharma.
Long overlooked for its...
05/14/2026
First Report Managed Care
Regulatory Insights
03/30/2026
Adam Colborn, JD
New federal PBM reforms, heightened scrutiny of health care consolidation, and the expansion of direct-to-consumer drug models are poised to reshape the policy landscape, with uncertain implications for patient costs and market dynamics.
New federal PBM reforms, heightened scrutiny of health care consolidation, and the expansion of direct-to-consumer drug models are poised to reshape the policy landscape, with uncertain implications for patient costs and market dynamics.
New federal PBM reforms,...
03/30/2026
First Report Managed Care
Real-World Data, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Commentary
02/11/2026
Sujay Jadhav
Health care generates massive amounts of real-world data (RWD), and that volume is only continuing to expand. By 2030, the global big data analytics market is expected to reach nearly $350 billion, with health care driving much of that...
Health care generates massive amounts of real-world data (RWD), and that volume is only continuing to expand. By 2030, the global big data analytics market is expected to reach nearly $350 billion, with health care driving much of that...
Health care generates massive...
02/11/2026
First Report Managed Care
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Lobbying, Politics
Commentary
01/20/2026
Bill Charnetski
Local long-term and post-acute care leaders can’t afford to sit out politics—by embracing grassroots advocacy, sharing their expertise, and building relationships with lawmakers, they can directly shape the policies that affect their...
Local long-term and post-acute care leaders can’t afford to sit out politics—by embracing grassroots advocacy, sharing their expertise, and building relationships with lawmakers, they can directly shape the policies that affect their...
Local long-term and post-acute...
01/20/2026
Annals of Long-Term Care
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Commentary
12/08/2025
Erin Rutzler
Health plans must urgently shift from reactive, manual fraud efforts to proactive, technology-driven prepay strategies—supported by unified teams and expert talent—to combat increasingly fast, sophisticated fraud, waste, and abuse schemes and...
Health plans must urgently shift from reactive, manual fraud efforts to proactive, technology-driven prepay strategies—supported by unified teams and expert talent—to combat increasingly fast, sophisticated fraud, waste, and abuse schemes and...
Health plans must urgently shift...
12/08/2025
First Report Managed Care