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03.25.19

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now occur digitally.


03.25.19

Sharing Information on Plan Members With Opioid Use Disorder

Q: Health Plan A funded a county agency that provides detoxification services to develop a more integrated withdrawal management model for its dually eligible members.


03.25.19

You’re Invited: What Are Best Practices for Ending the Opioid Epidemic?

Between 1999 and 2017, more than 700,000 people died from a drug overdose—with almost 400,000 of those deaths involving an opioid. In 2017 alone, there were more than 70,200 drug overdoses, with about 68% involving illicit fentanyl, heroin or a prescription opioid.


03.25.19

Opioid Safety Toolkit for Health Plans

As payers and financial stewards, health plans can influence the behavior of patients and providers around the use of opioids.


03.25.19

New York Health Act: Summarizing the Proposed Single-Payer Bill

The proposed New York Health Act would replace all private and public (including Medicare and Medicaid) health insurance coverage for New York State residents with state-sponsored health coverage funded through new state payroll and other taxes.


03.25.19

You’re Invited: What Marketplace and Regulatory Drivers Are Transforming Healthcare M&A?

The number of healthcare transactions reached a record-smashing 1,738 in 2018.


03.25.19

Managing Antitrust Risks in ACOs, IPAs, CINs and PHOs

The key antitrust statute is Section 1 of the Sherman Act, which prohibits two types of agreements that unreasonably restrain competition.


03.25.19

Class Action Changes: Understanding the Rule 23 Amendments

For the first time in 15 years, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 23, which governs class actions, has been amended.


03.25.19

You’re Invited: What Do Recent Class Action Changes Mean for Healthcare?

Healthcare organizations are prime targets for class action lawsuits.


03.25.19

New Medicaid Briefing Series: Priority Issues for State Lawmakers

Where  the agency and its leadership sit within state government can enable or impede the Medicaid director’s authority to make critical decisions about strategy, services and budget.