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UMass Medical School’s Nicole Trask, PharmD, explains why CAR-T cell therapies are a key new treatment for hematological malignancies in a podcast for First Report Managed Care.
RIZE Massachusetts has chosen health policy experts at UMass Medical School to develop a financing model and recommendations for using recovery coaches in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
UMass Medical School selected by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems to provide medical opinions and written recommendations on disability applications.
UMass Medical School's Joyce A. Murphy, MPA, executive vice chancellor of Commonwealth Medicine, will be honored with the John M. Corcoran Award for Excellence at the St. Mary's Center for Women and Children's 15th annual Diamonds of Dorchester event on October 17, 2018.
Hundreds of medical interpreters from Massachusetts and across New England will share stories, network and earn professional certifications at the annual Paving the Way to Health Care Access Conference.
There isn’t a one-size-fits all solution for identification and treatment of patients at risk for misuse or abuse of controlled substances, but Kimberly Lenz, PharmD, shares an effective new approach the UMass Medical School is taking in the battle against addiction in an interview with the American Journal of Managed Care.
UMass Medical School’s nationally recognized thought leader on transitioning to a single-payer health care system, Katharine London, is a featured speaker at the Boston Bar Association’s “Single Payer Health Care: Why? How & When?” event May 14.
The Autism Insurance Resource Center honored Disability Evaluation Services Client Service Manager Kathleen Nichols with the Champion Award for her unwavering commitment to serving people with disabilities in Massachusetts.
UMass Medical School's Joyce A. Murphy, MPA, executive vice chancellor of the Commonwealth Medicine division, has joined the Board of Directors at both Meridian Bancorp, Inc. and East Boston Savings Bank.
The complexities of gene therapies, current and future indications and budget impacts as outlined by UMass Medical School's Nicole Trask, PharmD, are featured in a Managed Healthcare Executive article.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) has awarded the AMCP Foundation Best Poster Award in the Residents and Fellows category to UMass Medical School resident Sage Bagwell, PharmD.
For the third year, UMass Medical School’s Work Without Limits, is teaming up with the American Association of People with Disabilities to bring Disability Mentoring Day to Massachusetts on April 27.
Clinical pharmacists from UMass Medical School are set to share their work at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting on April 24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Hepatitis C is curable, with a new class of drugs boasting success rates of 90 percent or more. But the costs of these treatments can pose serious cost issues for state Medicaid programs and other health plans, notes Pavel Lavitas, PharmD, BCPS.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy has elected Nicole Trask, PharmD, of UMass Medical School to a two-year term as secretary of the AMCP Northeast Regional Affiliate.