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prescription drugs
November 18th, 2022

prescription drugs
November 18th, 2022
Regence Leads the Industry in Biosimilar Adoption
Greater adoption of biosimilars is one path to driving down drug costs in the United States. Effectively increasing uptake will require collaboration between all segments of the health care system. Regence health plans are leading the industry in biosimilars utilization with 95 percent adoption, thus reducing specialty drug spend by $30 million since 2019.
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care at homeSeptember 14th, 2022care at homeSeptember 14th, 2022
Home-based Care: Summary & Policy Recommendations
Home-based care models deliver a broad range of health care services to patients within the context of their living arrangement thus removing the limitation to only provide services in the traditional brick and mortar setting. After exploring several home-based care models, we identified 5 policy recommendations that will advance the adoption of these health care models.3 min read -
care at homeAugust 29th, 2022care at homeAugust 29th, 2022
Advancing Broadband Access with the Imagine Idaho Coalition
In Idaho, more than 300,000 Idahoans are without access to a wired connection capable of 25 mbps download speeds. The Imagine Idaho Coalition is gathering leaders from across the state to advocate and advance broadband infrastructure in rural communtities.3 min read -
care at homeAugust 17th, 2022care at homeAugust 17th, 2022
Challenging the Status Quo of Kidney Care: A Conversation with Strive Health
Chronic kidney disease affects more than one in seven American adults or about 37 million people. Continuing our series on moving care into a patient’s home, we spoke with Alice Wei, M.D. and Senior Medical Director of Dialysis at Strive Health, to learn more about their unique care model as well as how providing care in a patient’s home environment is prime to support whole-person care.10 min read -
care at homeAugust 17th, 2022care at homeAugust 17th, 2022
Home-based Care: Recognizing a Time and Place
The Regence Health Policy Center (RHPC) strongly supports policies to increase patient access to home-based care (HBC) services, and we have highlighted the numerous positive impacts that HBC can have on patients. However, we also recognize that there are circumstances where home-based care may not be the best choice and it is more appropriate to treat a patient in a facility-based setting.3 min read -
care at homeAugust 17th, 2022care at homeAugust 17th, 2022
Reimagining Youth Behavioral Health Needs with Empowerment Counseling Services
Child and adolescent mental health has continued to worsen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For youth and their families, navigating mental health challenges, access to care and the cost of receiving care can be prohibitive factors. When youth experience severe behavioral health needs and require more intensive treatment, the barriers only increase. Regence Health Policy Center spoke with Andree Miceli, LCSW, Behavioral Health Clinical Director at Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Amanda Escobedo, Director of Operations at Empowerment Counseling Services, to learn more about options for one model of providing treatment in the home and the potential it has to lower costs and improve outcomes and quality of life for youth and their families.6 min read -
August 3rd, 2022August 3rd, 2022
Moving Cancer Care into the Home with The Huntsman at Home™ Program (Part 2)
In part two of our interview, Dr. Kathi Mooeny explores her vision for home-based cancer care, the obstacles that may prevent adoption of these services and technological improvements to further advance home care.6 min read -
care at homeJuly 13th, 2022care at homeJuly 13th, 2022
(Part 2) Bringing Urgent Care into the Home: An Interview with DispatchHealth®
Part two of our conversation with DispatchHealth interviews one of the founders who started it all in 2013. Kevin Riddleberger, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, discusses how Dispatch is navigating the current workforce challenges the industry is experiencing as well as the policies that need to be enacted to promote further adoption of home-based care models.3 min read -
care at homeJuly 11th, 2022care at homeJuly 11th, 2022
Bringing Urgent Care into the Home: An Interview with DispatchHealth®
Part one of our interview with DispatchHealth's Chief Development Officer, Jennifer Meyer, discusses how their unique platform is improving patient experiences, lowering health care costs and addressing health equity to serve communities that have been historically underserved.5 min read -
guest articleJune 27th, 2022guest articleJune 27th, 2022
Don't Sunset Affordability: Why Congress Needs to Extend Marketplace Subsidies Now
One of the constructive legacies from the COVID-19 pandemic is the historic improvement in the number of Americans with health insurance. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) made critical investments to make health insurance more affordable for people seeking coverage outside the workplace. However, without swift Congressional action, this legacy could be lost. Congress must renew the temporary subsidies that lowered health care costs and made Marketplace coverage more accessible for millions of Americans4 min read
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