Data on Hypertension Discussed by Denise Wolff and Colleagues (AMCP Market Insights: Getting to the heart of hard-to-control hypertension in managed care): Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions – Hypertension

2026 MAY 08 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions - Hypertension have been presented. According to news originating from Duluth, Minnesota, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Hard-to-control hypertension, comprising uncontrolled and resistant hypertension, is highly prevalent, meaning many patients with hypertension remain at risk of adverse outcomes despite treatment. To discuss the role of managed care in addressing hard-to-control hypertension, AMCP Market Insights virtually convened an expert panel of managed care stakeholders in November 2025.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “This article provides a qualitative summary of the panel discussion. Key insights were that despite multiple effective, low-cost pharmacotherapy options, a significant proportion of patients have blood pressure above recommended goals because of confounding factors at both the micro and macro levels; and managed care-specific challenges in hard-to-control hypertension include competing organizational priorities, data gaps, and lack of integration of existing resources. Opportunities to advance care in hard-to-control hypertension include focusing on prevention and providing additional patient and clinician support such as with education and enhancing use of digital technologies. Other insights were that top payer priorities in hypertension include reducing cardiovascular events and other complications and meeting quality goals, and that current clinical guidelines and provider input are important elements of payer decision-making.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These findings can support informed clinical and coverage decisions, can offer practical actions for payers, and may inform future work.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: AMCP Market Insights: Getting to the heart of hard-to-control hypertension in managed care. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 2026;32. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy can be contacted at: Acad Managed Care Pharmacy, 100 N Pitt St, 400, Alexandria, VA 22314-3134, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Denise Wolff, Denise & Co. LLC, Duluth, MN. Additional authors for this research include Bridget Flavin, Gaurang Gandhi, Hiva Pourarsalan, Florian Rader, Terry Richardson, Michael Shannon, Stephanie Spence and Susan Wescott.

The publisher’s contact information for the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy is: Acad Managed Care Pharmacy, 100 N Pitt St, 400, Alexandria, VA 22314-3134, USA.

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