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  1. 3d ago

    How Humana Is Using Standards to Close Gaps in Care

    In this episode, Pooja Babbrah sits down with Morgan Bojorquez, Associate Vice President of Business Development within Humana’s Pharmacy Division, to explore how the organization is approaching innovation in pharmacy. Morgan shares how Humana identified opportunities to use existing standards in new ways, including its New Rx Insights initiative, which uses the prescribing workflow to help close gaps in care. He discusses what they have learned from implementing the program, the role of pharmacists in the future of collaborative care, and how expanding use cases and combining existing standards could drive further innovation. Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  2. Sep 16

    Prior Authorization: Are We Actually Making It Better?

    Prior authorization continues to create challenges for physicians, staff and patients, despite increased attention, regulation and new technology. In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Heather McComas, Director II, Policy Development, Administrative Simplification Initiatives, and Tyler Scheid, Associate Director of Policy Development, from the American Medical Association, discuss the current state of prior authorization, what has changed and what still needs to happen to make the process work better. Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  3. Sep 2

    Quarterly Policy Update with Monument Advocacy: Aug 2026

    Healthcare policy is moving fast, from electronic prior authorization and transparency to AI, PBM reform and rural health. Jennifer Steger, Vice President, and Colton Henning, Senior Director, of Monument Advocacy join NCPDPunscripted to break down the latest federal and state developments and what they mean for pharmacy. Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  4. Aug 26

    Beyond Pharmacy with Julia Vu: AI, Interoperability, and What’s Next

    In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Pooja Babbrah sits down with Julia Vu, PharmD, NCPDP’s Executive Vice President of Public Policy and Professional Affairs. They discuss Julia’s transition from Elsevier to NCPDP, the evolving CMS Health Tech Ecosystem, the future of prior authorization, AI agents, pharmacist access to interoperable data and what cross-industry collaboration could mean for healthcare. Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  5. Aug 18

    Crossing the GLP-1 Bridge with CMS

    In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Pooja Babbrah sits down with Kelly Strachan, Model Lead and Health Insurance Specialist at CMS, and Aurelia Chaudhury, Technical Advisor, Division for Drug Innovation at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), to discuss the CMS GLP-1 Bridge Demonstration and its early progress. They explore how CMS collaborated with pharmacies, PBMs/Health Plans, providers and NCPDP members to launch the program, the role of standards in reducing friction, and what the agency is learning as it works to expand access to GLP-1 therapies for Medicare Beneficiaries. Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  6. Aug 13

    Creating Consistency in Pharmacy Care

    Kim Boyd, Principal at Leavitt Partners, joins NCPDPunscripted to discuss the Pharmacy Interoperability and Clinical Services Alliance (PICSA) and its work to modernize pharmacy care and empower pharmacists as clinicians. The conversation explores challenges around billing, credentialing and clinical data exchange, as well as how collaboration, standards and real-world pilots can help create a more connected and consistent approach to pharmacy care.  Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  7. Jul 27

    CMS, AI, and the Evolution of Prior Authorization

    Electronic prior authorization is evolving rapidly, with AI and new CMS proposed rules poised to transform how patients access medications. In this episode of NCPDPunscripted, Pooja Babbrah sits down with Anu Kaur, PharmD, RPh, SFC™, Technology Solutions Management Consultant and Clinical Pharmacist at Conduent, to discuss the future of prior authorization, the role NCPDP standards play in enabling faster, more transparent prior authorization workflows, and how AI can help reduce administrative burden while keeping patients at the center of care.   Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

  8. Jul 9

    Pharmacy Trends Shaping the Future: Data, Care and Innovation with IQVIA

    Scott Biggs, Director at IQVIA joins NCPDPunscripted to discuss the pharmacy trends reshaping healthcare, from direct-to-consumer models (DTC) and obesity medications to pharmacy closures and the growing role of pharmacists. Tune in for a data-driven conversation on where the industry is headed and the opportunities organizations should be preparing for next.  Have a guest or topic recommendation? Text us!

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  • Creator
    NCPDP
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
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