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Banner Health, HealthTeam Advantage & MedWatchers Share Medicare Part D Strategies

May 20, 2025
1:00:08

Episode Description

In this standout episode, three healthcare leaders unpack how they're transforming regulatory pressure into real-world impact. Melissa Skelton Duke (Banner Health), Dina Homer (HealthTeam Advantage), and Bita Farrokhroo (MedWatchers) share practical strategies for driving medication adherence, optimizing Part D performance, and bridging digital and cultural gaps to better serve diverse member populations. Learn how Banner is reframing adherence through member empathy, how HealthTeam Advantage aligns every employee to Stars performance, and how MedWatchers is consolidating fragmented workflows for a 29% lift in gap closure. With an NPS of 93, this is one of our highest-rated episodes in over 11 years.

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Thank you to MedWatchers for supporting this episode. With 180 pharmacists on staff, they're a trusted clinical partner to more than 300 health plan contracts—delivering over 2.7 million pharmacist-led interventions annually across Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial populations. Learn how they're helping plans improve adherence, reduce readmissions, and scale Stars-aligned strategies at www.medwatchers.com.

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