In the series debut episode of Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity, Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Illinois CancerCare's Pankaj Kumar, MD, and Stephanie Parker, PharmD, 2 authors of a commentary published in the May 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care.

Their commentary, "Access Denied: CMS’ Action Hurts Patients With Cancer in Rural America," discusses how recent CMS rules restricted the access of rural patients with cancer to medically integrated pharmacies, emphasizing the need for regulatory change.

Cancer Care Crisis: Experts Discuss CMS Restrictions Impacting Rural Patients With Cancer

In this episode of Managed Care Cast, Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, cardiologist and vice chief of Cardiology at the Yale School of Medicine, discusses therapies for cardiovascular conditions as they relate to patient adherence, polypharmacy, and health access.

From Polypharmacy to Personalized Care: Dr Nihar Desai Discusses Holistic Cardiovascular Care

For June, we are bringing you a limited-edition podcast series to celebrate Pride Month. In this, our first episode, we speak with Tiffany Shirley, president of Lancaster Pride.

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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Kristine Ashcraft, the president and founder of YouScript, a tool that helps to predict adverse drug events and personalize patient care.


We discuss the lack of awareness of genetic variants among patients and the recent adoption of biomarker testing legislation in some states. This legislation will increase biomarker testing access, which will help providers to distribute the proper treatments to more patients based on identified genetic variants.

Exploring the Importance of Biomarker Testing to Identify Genetic Variants, Correct Treatments

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dr Paige Nong, the author of a study published in the Health IT bonus issue. 

Her study, "Equity and AI Governance at Academic Medical Centers," found that academic medical centers show minimal consideration for equity when developing governance for AI technologies; this highlights the need for health systems and policymakers to prioritize equity literacy and oversight policies.

Unveiling the AI Equity Gap: A Wake-Up Call for Health Care Systems

For June, we are bringing you a limited-edition podcast series to celebrate Pride Month. In our second episode, we speak with Perry Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean and Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity at the Rutgers School of Public Health and founder and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies at Rutgers, and James F. Dougherty, MS, VMD, Rutgers’ alumnus, former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the university, and current member of its Board of Governors.

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