Name: Why Collaborative Care Is the Path Forward for Mental Health Care: Anna Bob by Managed Care Cast
Duration: 11 min 50 s
Description: Explore how the Collaborative Care Model enhances mental health access in this episode featuring Anna Bob, executive director of the Path Forward coalition.

Victor Murray, senior director of Community Engagement and Capacity Building at the Camden Coalition, discusses the evolving role of social workers, emphasizing their expanded scope to include systems change, health equity, and policy work. He highlights the Camden Core Model, which addresses complex health and social needs through trauma-informed care and holistic support. 

Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Social Work and Complex Care Navigation

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Lindsey Leininger, PhD, health policy professor and faculty director of the Center for Health Care at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and Allister Chang, MPA, co-founder of Fabric Health, a social-impact startup that aims to improve community well-being by transforming everyday moments in laundromats into opportunities to build trust, support Medicaid recertification, and connect families with health and social services.

Their study, "Unmet Health Care and Health-Related Social Needs of Laundromat Users," published in this month's issue, identifies laundromats as a promising community-based setting for Medicaid outreach, with Medicaid enrollees comprising the majority of users and facing disproportionately high levels of unmet needs. 

During the conversation, Leininger and Chang highlight how engaging with enrollees at laundromats can help foster trust, address unmet social needs, and strengthen Medicaid engagement.

Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach

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On this episode of Managed Care Cast, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, the senior director of global health economics and outcomes research at Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), an international medical technology company.

Her commentary, "Should Payers Incentivize Pharmacies to Blister-Package Chronic Medications?" argues that payers should consider offering higher reimbursement rates and/or preferred network status to pharmacies that dispense chronic medications in blister packs to enhance medication adherence and patient outcomes.

During the conversation, Lucaci explores the widespread impact of medication nonadherence, the benefits and underutilization of blister packaging in the US, and strategies that could support broader adoption to improve chronic disease management and lower overall health care costs.

Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs

A quick roundup episode of major news and health policy developments from The American Journal of Managed Care. 

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Delays, denials, and endless paperwork—prior authorization isn’t just a headache for providers; it’s a barrier for patients who need timely care. From shocking patient delays to the surprising role of fax machines in 2025, in this episode, we explore why prior auths are driving burnout, potentially harming outcomes, and what’s being done to streamline the process.

Stuck in Prior Auth Purgatory: The Hidden Costs of Health Care Delays

Gastropsychiatrist Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, and Benjamin Cohen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, discuss quality of life improvement in terms of behavioral health and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Addressing the Physical, Psychological Complexity of IBD Through Coordinated Care

Explore how the Collaborative Care Model enhances mental health access in this episode featuring Anna Bob, executive director of the Path Forward coalition.

Why Collaborative Care Is the Path Forward for Mental Health Care: Anna Bob

Precision medicine has long guided cancer treatment by matching therapies to tumor mutations, but the emerging field of predictive genomics aims to take this further by factoring in a patient’s genetics, health history, and environment to better predict drug response.

Navigating Risk, Treatment, and Reimbursement in Precision Oncology: Sadie Dobrozsi, MD

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Jonathan Gabison, MD, DABOM, and Stephen Lott, PharmD, MS. At the University of Michigan, Gabison is an obesity medicine specialist and family physician, while Lott serves as director of the postgraduate year one managed care residency program and manager of the university's prescription drug plan.

Their qualitative study, "Understanding Insurance Coverage Policies for Incretin Mimetics for Weight Management," determined that the high costs associated with these therapies limit insurance coverage and contribute to variation in utilization management strategies aimed at controlling short-term spending.

During the conversation, the investigators discuss how high costs, misconceptions about obesity, and inconsistent coverage policies continue to hinder equitable, patient-centered care.

Why Collaborative Care Is the Path Forward for Mental Health Care: Anna Bob

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