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June 2, 2025By MHE PublicationMHE June 2025Gary M. Owens, M.D., is a medical and pharmacy management consultant in Ocean View, Delaware, with experience working for health insurers and as a family physician. Lawrence Eichenfield, M.D., is chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and professor of dermatology and pediatrics and vice-chair of the department of dermatology at UC San Diego School of Medicine in California.

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June 2, 2025By MHE PublicationMHE June 2025Kimber Simmons, M.D., M.S., is an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who specializes in the genetic, metabolic and immunologic diversity of autoimmune diseases, with a primary focus on Type 1 diabetes. In this Managed Healthcare Executive K-Cast video series, Simmons discusses the epidemiology of Type 1 diabetes, its causes, screening and early detection, treatment and future research.

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June 2, 2025By MHE PublicationMHE June 2025Eric K. Singhi, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and Ben Creelan, M.D., is a medical oncologist and clinical researcher in the Department of Thoracic Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

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Libtayo (cemiplimab), approved as treatment for advanced cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, might soon have a role in the treatment of local cases of the disease. Results of a phase 3 trial reported today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting showed a significant benefit from Libtayo when it was given to patients with localized squamous cell carcinoma after the cancer had been treated with surgery and radiation.

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Since becoming president and CEO of CareOregon in 2016, Eric Hunter has led the nonprofit through a period of rapid growth, diversification and deeper engagement with Oregon’s most vulnerable communities. In a recent conversation with Managed Healthcare Executive, Hunter shared reflections on his tenure, the challenges of expanding impact through partnerships and what he believes sets CareOregon apart from typical insurance organizations.