A medical professional explains the many facets of the prior authorizations process for drugs in women’s health. Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MBA, MS: Prior authorizations are something that we’re used to ...

Utilization management in Medicare Part D has become more restrictive over the last decade, even when compared to Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, according to a new study. The study, ...

Health systems and health insurance plans spend enormous sums of money battling over how to be paid fairly — and these battles have only intensified with the growth of Medicare Advantage plans, which ...

Jill O'Brien, Morton Hospital's new CMO, says the essence of utilization management is providing the right care for the right patient in the right setting at the right time. The new CMO of Morton ...

As value-based oncology expands, specialized social work is moving from “nice to have” to a measurable lever for adherence, utilization, and patient experience. When cancer treatment goes off track, ...

Considering the recent article by Scott Howell and colleagues (August 2021), I want to clarify how drug utilization management tools are used to help millions of patients access the medications they ...

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Panelists discuss how utilization management limits clinical autonomy and advocate for reforms that preserve shared, patient-centered decision-making. Panelists discuss how increasing utilization ...

8 Managed Care Contract Questions Regarding Utilization and Management Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting and Management, recommends hospitals and other providers ask ...

For years, utilization management (UM) was quietly delegated away for scale, speed, and supposed efficiency. But today, health plans are hitting the breaking point. Prior authorizations, a core ...

We appreciate the thoughtful response of Susan Cantrell and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy to our work (August 2021). Our study highlights the burden of drug utilization management on the ...

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1120 into law, which is known as the Physicians Make Decisions Act. At a high level, the Act aims to safeguard patient access to treatments by mandating a ...