Events & Webinars

Upcoming Events

Webinars

  • March 15, 2012

    The United States health insurance market is undergoing the biggest change since the 1960s as healthcare reform goes into effect and millions of uninsured move into commercial plans and expanded Medicaid programs. This presentation will look at where the growth will occur across the country and which insurers are likely to attract the most members.

  • October 31, 2011

    This in-depth webinar series gives pharmaceutical account management teams the opportunity to continuously update their sales strategy as events and trends warrant. These Regional Intelligence Briefings are available to site license purchasers of Market Overview or Health Plan Data & Analysis for an additional fee and offer a high-level overview of managed care trends across the United States.

  • December 7, 2010

    The Medicaid program enrollment has soared, adding another 1.8 million enrollees in the first half of the year. Although employment trends have stabilized, healthcare costs are still rising and company funds are still tight, contributing to the MCO commercial enrollment decline of nearly 1.9 million between January and July 2010.

  • November 30, 2010

    When CFC propellant-free asthma and COPD drugs left the market, branded therapies drove up health plan costs. As a result, health plans are seeking ways to control their spending via formulary design and restrictions at the patient level. Our data reveal how uptake of these strategies affect formulary design and demonstrate the effect on coverage and tiering over five consecutive quarters.

  • November 3, 2010

    The Health Benefits Exchange will require access to certain services, such as prescription drugs and emergency care. In this webinar we’ll examine health reform and how health plans are preparing for the changes in the small-group and individual markets leading up to the Health Benefits Exchange. The presentation analyzes how the Health Benefit Exchange may change the market and how plans may be able to compete in the exchanges themselves.

  • October 19, 2010

    In an act of near desperation, U.S. payers are evaluating and adopting cost-control measures to limit their spending on immune biologics. Value is an increasingly important consideration for U.S. payers when designing both private and Medicare formularies.

  • September 1, 2010

    Health plans are putting a growing emphasis on medication therapy management as a way of keeping members compliant with drug therapies and preventing hospitalizations. Vice President of Market Analysis Sheri Sellmeyer and Product Director Jane DuBose examine how plans are deploying medication therapy management with both commercial and Medicare members, what they hope to accomplish and how drug utilization is affected.

  • July 22, 2010

    Enrollment in commercial managed care organizations (MCO) is showing signs of making a rebound in the coming year, according to the latest data from HealthLeaders-InterStudy. In this webinar we’ll examine why some markets are doing better than others and where the pharmaceutical industry can expect the most opportunity in the next year.

  • May 26, 2010

    Mail-order delivery of prescription drugs continues to rise in some quarters as health plans and employers look to control escalating costs. This presentation examines how benefits are designed around mail order, how state laws affect the trend and where it’s headed.

  • April 15, 2010

    Medicaid enrollment is up substantially and with budget deficits and declining tax revenue, states are desperate to control costs. With health care reform expected to add 16 million more enrollees to CHIP and Medicaid roles, more changes and innovations are expected from states.

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