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Telehealth Barriers and Opportunities for Nutrition Care Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tune into another episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, we are joined by experienced dieticians to discuss the rise of telehealth in providing nutrition care during the pandemic, as well as barriers and future opportunities in virtual care.
Patient Support Programs and Rare Disease
Tune into the second segment of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on disease education. In this segment, experts from our Market Access practice discuss rare disease patient support programs and the need for stakeholder partnerships to address many of the barriers patients and their caregivers face.
Smart Food Policy for Healthy Food Labeling: Leading With Taste, Not Healthiness, to Shift Consumption and Enjoyment of Healthy Foods
Tune into another episode of Avalere’s Journal Club Review podcast series on Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, our experts discuss the findings, themes, and relevant application of a study comparing taste-focused and health-focused food labels and how they affect consumption.
Data Deep Dive: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Tune into our first episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on disease education. In this segment, our experts discuss recent research that, using Medicare fee-for-service claims data, studied healthcare utilization, costs, outcomes, and other characteristics of patients who received CAR T-cell therapy for large B-cell lymphoma.
Avalere 2021 Healthcare Industry Outlook: Clearing the Path
The accelerated changes and increased uncertainties in healthcare brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue into 2021, and its impacts are likely to shape healthcare for years to come. While prevalent uncertainty is a given, the broad outline of a new era is already emerging. More than ever, careful examination of healthcare stakeholder’s business models, policy developments, and data will be essential to arrive at accurate assessments of the future state. Our experts engaged in a live discussion covering critical issues facing healthcare leaders and strategies for clearing the path.
Patient Health, Food Insecurity, and the Impact of Medically Tailored Meals
Tune into another episode of Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, we are joined by experts from nutrition service organizations to discuss the impact of medically tailored meals (MTM) on health outcomes and healthcare costs, and future opportunities to expand their reach through health insurance plans.
COVID-19 Vaccine State Plans
Tune into another episode of Get the Facts on COVID-19. In this segment, our vaccines experts discuss state COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans, distribution challenges, and what this space might look like as the vaccines become more widely available.
Measuring Equity from the Start: Disparities in the Health Development of US Kindergarteners
Tune into another episode of Avalere’s Journal Club Review podcast series on Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, our experts discuss the findings, limitations, and implications of a recent study that examined disparities in the health development of young children with respect to race/ethnicity and income.
What’s Next for Telehealth?
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, our experts discuss the state of the telehealth sector, the issue of payment for virtual care, and the future of telehealth.
Most Favored Nation Model Stakeholder Considerations
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, experts from Avalere’s Policy practice discuss the Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing model, how it works, and the implications for stakeholders.
Get Ready to Excel in Direct Contracting
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, experts from our Policy team and the Center for Healthcare Transformation discuss distinct features and frequent questions for CMS direct contracting payment model and its future outlook.
Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 2
Tune into the second segment of the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) data. In this segment, Avalere experts discuss how life sciences organizations are beginning to recognize the importance and impact of this data, particularly in real-world evidence value demonstration work.
Social Determinants of Health: The Importance of Data, Part 1
Tune into our fifth episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In Part 1 of this segment, our experts from Avalere’s Health Economics and Advanced Analytics practice discuss the importance of SDOH data, how health plans are increasingly utilizing that data, and the ongoing limitations to data access.
2020 Election with Avalere: COVID-19 Stakeholder Impacts
Tune into our seventh episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: Election 2020 series. As election day approaches, our experts share their thoughts on how the COVID surge has changed the campaigns’ closing arguments, the current outlook on a COVID relief package, and how the election results will affect individual stakeholders.
Designing Pull Funding for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Tune into another episode of Avalere’s Journal Club Review podcast series on Avalere Health Essential Voice. In this segment, our health policy experts discuss a recent study in which a simulation was used to determine whether pull funding could overcome issues related to speed, scaling, and pricing for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Social Determinants of Health: The Role of the Health Plan
Tune into our fourth episode in the Avalere Health Essential Voice podcast series focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). In this segment, our experts discuss what health plans should know about SDOH data, specifically, the different types of data, what to do with them, and how to use them to fairly assess the impact of social risks on health outcomes.
2020 Election with Avalere: How Are Public Healthcare Programs Expanding?
Tune into our sixth episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: 2020 Election series. In this segment, our experts discuss how we might see public healthcare programs expand under each candidate and what it might mean for future legislation.
State Medicaid RFP Response Considerations and Watch Outs
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, our health plan experts delve into the key actions, considerations, and watch outs of a successful Medicaid procurement, or re-procurement, response from both the state and health plan perspectives.
2020 Election with Avalere: SCOTUS ACA Outlook
Tune into our fifth episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: 2020 Election series. In this segment, our experts discuss the evolving makeup of the Supreme Court and the outlook on California vs. Texas — the upcoming Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and, in particular, the individual mandate.
2020 Election with Avalere: First Presidential Debate Healthcare Recap
Tune into our fourth episode of the Avalere Health Essential Voice: 2020 Election series. In this segment, our experts discuss top healthcare issues and platforms from the first Presidential debate, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), COVID-19, public health, health disparities, and drug-pricing reform.