Findings from A. Bain et al Has Provided New Information about Managed Care (Amcp Partnership Forum: Integrated Delivery Networks’ Role In Pharmaceutical Value-based Agreements)

2019 MAY 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Managed Care is now available. According to news reporting originating in Columbus, United States, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Health care payment models that reward value over volume have the potential to improve patient care and control rising costs. These payment models are increasingly being implemented by a range of care delivery providers in the United States.”

Funders for this research include Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, Lilly, MedImpact, Merck, National Pharmaceutical Council, Novo Nordisk, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Takeda, Xcenda.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research, “Integrated delivery networks (IDNs)-systems of providers and sites (e.g., group practices and hospitals) that care for and provide health care services and health insurance plans to patients in a specific region or market-present special opportunities and challenges for value-based care and represent an important sector for the advancement of value-based models. Successful implementation of value-based agreements in IDNs requires a range of complex capabilities, including advanced data analytics, population health management solutions, comprehensive care management, and successful patient engagement.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “To address these and other operational issues, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy convened a stakeholder forum on November 13-14, 2018, in Baltimore, MD.”

For more information on this research see: Amcp Partnership Forum: Integrated Delivery Networks’ Role In Pharmaceutical Value-based Agreements. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 2019;25(5):526-531. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy can be contacted at: Acad Managed Care Pharmacy, 100 N Pitt St, 400, Alexandria, VA 22314-3134, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A. Bain, Ohio State Univ Hlth Plan, Pharmacy Ami Care Almagement, Columbus, OH, United States. Additional authors for this research include D. Carroll and R. Demers.

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