avoiding pharmageddon : h elping patients stay on their medications t hrough their transitions
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Avoiding Pharmageddon : H elping Patients Stay on their Medications T hrough their Transitions. Tjost at Woot !. November 20, 2013 Kathleen Clanon, MD Sophy Wong, MD. Interactive Panels. Chat. Mute. Raise Hand. 2. Participant Evaluation Form (PEF). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Avoiding Pharmageddon: Helping Patients Stay on their Medications Through their Transitions
November 20, 2013Kathleen Clanon, MD
Sophy Wong, MD
Tjost at Woot!
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Interactive Panels
Raise
Hand
Mute
Chat
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Participant Evaluation Form (PEF)
At the conclusion of today’s session, please use the following URL LINK
to complete your participant evaluation form:
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We will also email the link to you as well.
https://aetcnec.virtualforum.com/pefidform.cfm?erid=24997&sc=533834&aetccode=12
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Avoiding Pharmageddon: Helping Patients Stay on their Medications Through their Transitions
November 20, 2013Kathleen Clanon, MD
Sophy Wong, MD
Tjost at Woot!
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Objectives
StrategiesPharmageddon
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What is still unclear?
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Bad Medi-Cal letter
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Bad Medi-Cal letter
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Legal immigrants <5 years and <138% FPL
…are now are eligible to enroll in
state-funded Medi-Cal!
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Legal immigrants <5 years and <138% FPL
…What’s going to happen to Maria?
-In US since 2010-Makes $10k/year
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Alameda Alliance is not yet approved as a Covered CA plan.
…stay tuned to see if they will be available starting in Feb/March 2014 (patients can consider waiting).
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Alameda Alliance is not yet approved as a Covered CA plan.
…What’s going to happen to John?
-US citizen-Makes $18k/year-Oncologist only takes Alameda Alliance
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Pharmageddon
Tjost at Woot!
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Pharmageddon
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Pharmageddon
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Pharmageddon
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Pharmageddon
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Lost in the Managed Care Crowds
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Pharmageddon
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AvoidingHPAC to Medi-Cal transitions
1. Timely authorizations2. Emergency 72 hour supply3. Non-formulary drug stabilization4. Carve-out for mental health and substance abuse medications
Pharmageddon
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Formularies Matter: Medi-Cal plans
Alameda Alliance vs HPAC•17 unique drugs not covered•40% of the covered drugs require PA and additional documentation (ie: step therapy)
Blue Cross vs HPAC•2 unique drugs not covered•3% of the covered drugs require PA
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1. Remind patients to bring in mail
2. Know who needs Covered CA and Medi-Cal enrollment
3. Know your enrollment counselors
Strategies you can use!
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What is your plan?
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Questions? Comments?
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East Bay AIDS Education & Training Center
Sophy Wong, MD, Medical Director
Shailey Merchant Klinedinst, MPH, Program Manager
Gracie Askew, Training Manager
(510) 835-3700 phone(510) 625-9307 fax
www.eastbayaetc.org
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Participant Evaluation Form (PEF)
Please use the following URL to complete your participant evaluation form:
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We will also email the link directly to you as well.
Thanks!
https://aetcnec.virtualforum.com/pefidform.cfm?erid=24997&sc=533834&aetccode=12