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ACHP Announces New Funding to Elevate Patient Voices in Diabetes Research

(2/2, Logan Lutton, Managed Healthcare Executive) reports “...The award is funded through the Eugene Washington Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Award Program and is part of a broader PCORI initiative to support research focused on chronic disease. The effort will initially concentrate on diabetes, a condition that affects approximately 40 million people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An additional 115.2 million people ages 18 and older are estimated to have prediabetes.” Full

Prior Authorization Ranked Top Barrier to Health Care Access After Cost

(2/2, Giuliana Grossi, The American Journal of Managed Care) reports “...About 7 in 10 insured adults (69%) describe prior authorization requirements as either a major or minor burden when getting health care, according to the poll results. Roughly 1 in 3 (34%) identify prior authorizations as the single biggest noncost barrier they face—outpacing other common challenges such as understanding medical bills (17%), finding in-network providers (15%), and securing timely appointments (19%).” Full

Trump Is Right to Call Out Health Insurance Companies

(2/3, Kathy Oubre, RealClearHealth) comments “...Insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have built a system that works against the very people it is supposed to serve by putting profits over patients. Prior authorizations that were once rare are now routine. Formularies shift constantly. Across cancer care, insurers increasingly impose step therapy, forcing patients to try and demonstrate intolerance to older and often inferior treatments before approving the therapy their physician originally selected.” Full