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Advancing the Work of CORC: Q&A with New Chair Chris Phillips, MD

Carina Stanton  |  January 5, 2024

New Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC) Chair Chris Phillips, MD, talks about his past work with the ACR, his experience as a private practice rheumatologist and his plans to lead CORC in addressing practitioner pain points and supporting the business side of rheumatology practice.

Filed under:Practice SupportProfiles Tagged with:Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC)

Experts Highlight Key Issues Impairing Access to Care

Thomas R. Collins  |  December 12, 2023

Speakers discussed common payer practices and policies that rheumatologists must navigate to secure and maintain appropriate care for their patients, including pharmacy benefit managers and prior authorization.

Filed under:ACR ConvergencePractice Management Tagged with:Access to care

Slow but Steady: 2023 State Legislative Progress

Joseph Cantrell, JD  |  May 23, 2023

This legislative season has seen key pharmacy benefit manager reforms but slow movement on other issues, such as copay accumulators and utilization management. The ACR is also monitoring emerging topics, such as biomarker testing and post-public health emergency telehealth reforms.

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacycopay accumulatorspharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)prior authorizationstate legislation

Mark Cuban: Mixing Up the Pharmaceutical Landscape

Catherine Kolonko  |  April 7, 2023

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. (CPD) launched in January 2022 to distribute and home deliver prescribed generic medications to consumers. The Texas-based business seeks to reduce the prices of generic drugs by leapfrogging financial negotiators and going straight to drug companies for supply, according to a news release.1 “It’s crazy that medications are…

Filed under:Drug Updates Tagged with:pharmacy benefit managersprescription drug prices

Clinical Academic Rheumatology Generates Profits for Health Systems

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  October 11, 2022

Rheumatologists should be better compensated, in part, due to the revenue they bring to the hospital system from their procedures, argue D’Anna et al., who found that clinical academic rheumatologists bring significant downstream revenue to the healthcare system.

Filed under:Career DevelopmentProfessional Topics Tagged with:AcademiaAcademicHealth caremoneyrheumatologists

ACR President, Affiliate Society Council Hold First Town Hall

Joseph Cantrell, JD  |  September 6, 2022

In late August, leaders of state and local rheumatology societies from across the nation connected with each other and with ACR president Ken Saag, MD, in a roundtable-style meeting. State and local rheumatology leaders shared local updates, successes and challenges and discussed ACR initiatives.

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:Affiliate Society Council (ASC)Dr. Kenneth Saagstate society

New Healthcare Price Transparency Requirements Are Complicated & Vary by State

Emily A. Johnson, JD  |  December 16, 2021

Healthcare law is ever changing, particularly with regard to price transparency. Key healthcare leaders and stakeholders have long argued for more stringent price transparency regulations in an effort to increase patient awareness regarding the cost of a hospital item or service prior to receiving the service. Such information is anticipated to enable patients to take…

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegal UpdatesPractice Support Tagged with:healthcare price transparency

‘Battle for Health Justice’: Dr. Alakija Addresses Global Rheumatology Inequities

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  November 10, 2021

On Nov. 3, the inaugural, virtual Global Rheumatology Summit brought together specialists from all over the world to share critical expertise on global health issues related to rheumatology.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting ReportsProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2021International

Insight into the Biosimilar Prescribing Habits of Rheumatologists

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  June 23, 2021

The use of biosimilar treatments is increasing, according to surveys conducted in 2018 and 2020 of rheumatologists from eight countries. In the two-year period, Japan had the largest increase in biosimilar prescriptions, with only 6% of surveyed rheumatologists reporting they prefer prescribing originator biologic agents.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsDrug Updates Tagged with:BiosimilarsInternationalprescriptionprescription habitsrheumatologists

Rheumatology Care: Access & Affordability

Vanessa Caceres  |  June 13, 2021

Presenters at the Access in Rheumatology meeting held in advance of the ACR’s State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium took a deep dive into the access challenges faced by rheumatology patients and discussed possible solutions. Treatment At least until 2026, prescription drug spending will exceed the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) and health spending, said rheumatologist Colin C….

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyPatient Perspective Tagged with:Access to carecosts

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