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May 11, 2023
How Drug Makers Want to Limit Cost Savings Opportunities
The trend of rising prescription medication costs has continued to outpace the rate of inflation for decades. In addition, the drug development pipeline has an ever-increasing percentage of specialty drugs which tend to command very high price tags. Indeed, the percentage of spend on specialty medications in the U.S. is closing on 50%, but only…
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March 08, 2023
Providers can influence depression treatment outcomes
It’s critical that patients on antidepressants be closely monitored. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed quality metrics enabling CDPHP® to gauge our network’s compliance with recommended guidelines. The information is collected annually, based on claims data, and reported in our Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®). The following measurement has been…
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March 06, 2023
Help lead the way for your patients transitioning out of the hospital
It’s an alarming reality. Despite a decade of efforts to decrease readmissions, patient rehospitalization remains a huge challenge that not only impacts healthy outcomes, but also comes at a staggering cost to the American public – more than $15 billion per year, according to the federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.1 Nearly 27% of readmissions are…
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March 01, 2023
Medicaid Medical Transportation System Tip Sheet
Through Medicaid, you get free transportation to and from Medicaid-covered medical services,
including doctor appointments. To schedule transportation to your next appointment, call
Medical Answering Services (MAS) at the number for the county where you live.
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December 14, 2022
How your patient portal can save time and improve satisfaction
As a patient, I really like talking with the nurses and staff at my doctor’s office. They’re some of the nicest and most caring people I know. Chatting with them is always pleasant and informative — but I’m also aware of how busy these dedicated health professionals are, and sometimes it doesn’t feel right taking…
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December 09, 2022
Cancer screening guidelines – what’s the latest?
Keeping up with evolving recommendations about cancer screening is a challenge. To make sure we are always up to date, and helping you to do the same, CDPHP continually monitors society guidelines as well as the quality metrics that providers and health plans must meet to ensure our members are getting the best and most…
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