COVID-19 Intel Center
As our healthcare industry works together to make near- and long-term decisions about COVID-19, our public health, vaccine, and policy experts are here to help decipher the facts and navigate downstream implications for the healthcare system.
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Podcast: E10, Part 3–Get the Facts on COVID-19: Impacts on Provider Performance-based Payment Incentives
Tune into part 3 of our tenth episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series. In this segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on provider performance-based incentive programs.
Webinar: Cutting Through the Noise: Market Evolution and Pathways to Access for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics 
Avalere experts will discuss the marketplace for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, including key decision points for regulatory pathways, pricing, and distribution scenarios for optimal US and EX-US market access. 
Podcast: E10, Part 2–Get the Facts on COVID-19: Healthcare Provider Exemptions and Waivers
Tune into part 2 of our tenth episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series. In this segment, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare provider performance specific to exemptions and waivers.
The Impact of Telehealth on the Future Care-Delivery Landscape
On June 11, Avalere experts explored the future of telehealth and how organizations can help shape and take advantage of its increased utilization.
Optimizing Clinical Registries During the COVID-19 Era
Registries have played an important role in furthering our understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and have specifically proven valuable in the identification and management of pandemic diseases.
How COVID-19 Could Reduce MA Risk Scores and Payments in 2021
Deferral of care during the COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in fewer claims and diagnoses among Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, which could lead to a 3%–7% reduction in 2021 risk scores and lower plan payments in 2021.
Podcast: E10, Part 1–Get the Facts on COVID-19: Impacts on Healthcare Provider Performance
Tune into the tenth episode of our series of podcasts that focuses on COVID-19, which will discuss impacts on provider performance in 3 critical segments. In episode 10 Part I, Avalere experts from the Center for Healthcare Transformation will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on measures, specifically related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obstetrics and gynecology, and primary care disease management.
COVID-19 Guide for Patients and Providers
As our healthcare industry rapidly evolves to address the COVID-19 pandemic, keep track of new resources and policies affecting patients and providers with the COVID-19 guide below.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Projected to Cost up to $17B in US in 2020
Avalere analysis of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) hospital stay claims with associated COVID-19 diagnoses finds that total US healthcare system costs for hospitalizations due to COVID-19 could range from $9.6B to $16.9B in 2020.
FDA Approach to Oversight of COVID-19 Therapeutics Has Evolved
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, FDA has been balancing taking action to accelerate development of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines, while concurrently maintaining day to day activities to ensure proper oversight of current and future products on the market for all other unmet medical needs.
The State of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Development
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019, and within a month was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Behavioral Health in Medicaid May Be Unable to Meet Increased Demand
As COVID-19 forces the healthcare system to reprioritize patients and resources, providers delivering behavioral health services may be left with insufficient means to serve the population. Medicaid programs may observe increased demand for behavioral health services but may be ill-equipped to support beneficiaries.
Webinar: The Impact of Telehealth on the Future Care-Delivery Landscape
Avalere experts explored the future role of telehealth and how organizations can help shape and take advantage of its increased utilization.
Decline in Oncology and Immunology Treatment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Recent Avalere analysis finds decreases in utilization of oncology and autoimmune treatments across all care settings since the onset of the health crisis.
Evolving COVID-19 Impacts on Health Insurance Enrollment
On May 13, Avalere experts discussed key issues and considerations for the healthcare industry as millions of Americans shift in and out of new sources of coverage due to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Compass
COVID-19 continues to spread nationwide, and individuals with social risk factors and underlying chronic conditions are at highest risk for severe illness.
Manufacturers Must Navigate Evolving State Approaches to Medicaid Drug Benefit Management
As control of the Medicaid drug benefit continues to shift from managed care organizations to states, manufacturers should understand unique benefit dynamics in each state, particularly as Medicaid enrollment is likely to increase amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provider Impact of COVID-19 Recession and Coverage Trends
A potential recession due to job losses and business closings as a result of COVID-19 will cause shifts in the payer mix and, ultimately, revenue dynamics for physician practices.
COVID-19 Outbreak Exacerbates Impacts of Social Determinants of Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several weaknesses in our country’s web of safety net programs. Although the virus may not discriminate, it may exacerbate existing health inequities driven by social determinants of health (SDOH).
Post-COVID-19 Considerations for the Commercial Health Coverage Market
Faced with a rapidly evolving healthcare environment, there are a number of important uncertainties that commercial insurers will need to consider when planning for the future
