Insights & Perspectives

Command Direct explores why operational controls and structured directory production matter more than ever for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans.

Welcome Amplifon Hearing Health Care to the Alliance! Amplifon sells programs to health plans and employers around hearing aid coverage and services.

Avalere Health shares findings from a payer survey examine trends in commercial payer use of cost avoidance strategies and how these programs could affect medication access.

The Managed Care Resource Alliance (MCRA), the premier consortium for managed care leaders and organizations, today announced the appointment of Desiree Vuocolo as Director of Programs and Partnerships. This strategic investment reflects MCRA's deepened commitment to serving as an exclusive space where health plan partners gain unfiltered health plan intelligence, critical industry insight, and the collaborative framework to drive real-world impact. 

While health plans invest aggressively in member experience, care management, and digital engagement, the communications infrastructure supporting all of it continues to operate as a cost center rather than a strategic capability.

And what has it achieved? The meaning and achievements of managed care change with the times, the context, the goals — and in the eyes of the beholders.