131: DC Roundtable: Ceci Connolly and Margaret "Meg" Murray Talk Medicare Advantage, Drug Pricing and Political Priorities in 2024 Elections


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Mar 25 2024 18 mins  
In this second part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Ceci Connolly and Margaret "Meg" Murray about Medicare Advantage utilization and challenges, highlighting proposed CMS payment cuts and prior authorization issues. Murray emphasized MA's growth and benefits, while Connolly introduced MA for Tomorrow proposals. They also tackled drug pricing transparency concerns, Medicaid coverage challenges, and predicted affordability as a key issue in the 2024 elections.