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This week, the top managed care stories included the Senate rejecting multiple measures to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; calls for new payment models in behavioral healthcare; and 2 studies on empowering consumers to find the best prices for medications.

With Republicans unable to agree on legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the next step may be to work out some bipartisan fixes with Democrats. Here are 5 ideas that could appear in a bipartisan deal to fix the ACA.

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Claims data are used to track rising incidence of Lyme disease and its relationship to autoimmune disease.

When Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016, repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suddenly became an attainable goal for Republicans in Congress. Here, we look back at the legislative twists and turns of ACA repeal efforts in 2017.

The commissioner seems highly aware of what is possible: fewer trips to the doctor, better disease management, and stronger communication between doctor and patient.

AstraZeneca announced that its immuno-oncology drug durvalumab, in combination with tremelimumab, failed to meet a progression-free survival endpoint in the MYSTIC trial in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The authors find that giving patients a chance to get their BMI below 30 improves their odds of getting off medications, including insulin.

A new study has analyzed data from randomized controlled trials in oncology that used surrogate endpoints and measured their relation with treatment effectiveness and patient survival in the real world.

Vaccine hesitancy is prevalent in the United States and has led to a decrease in routine childhood vaccinations. This decline has started discussion by policy makers, on both the state and national levels, regarding how to address the public’s hesitancy in order to prevent the increased risk of the resurgence of infectious diseases.

Study used gene biomarker to identify which patients with colon cancer would not benefit from chemotherapy.

During a panel hosted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), patient advocates and survivorship experts discussed the strides made in the field of cancer survivorship research.

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can demonstrate the effects of a disease or treatment. By using patient questionnaires, the results can be analyzed to predict clinical outcomes in medical research for diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS).

CDC has created Prevent2 to help employers find those employees most at risk of diabetes.

In a blog post that served as a follow-up to a March report on electronic access to medical information, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed the reasons people may not use their electronic health records (EHRs) even if they are able to access them.

In recent years, biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have advanced the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, poor adherence to treatments have increased the patient and society burden of the chronic disease.

While Gallup-Sharecare and CDC had different ways of calculating diabetes prevalence, the bottom line is the same: the rate is too high and continues to climb in an alarming way. The survey featured breakdowns on diabetes prevalence by occupation.

The Senate voted mostly along party lines in support of the motion to proceed to debate a replacement for the Affordable Care Act. Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine were the only 2 Republicans who voted against the motion.

This post is part of a series of blogs illuminating aspects of racial equity in childbirth and highlighting promising practices to ensure access to a safe, empowering, healthy, and positive birth for all people.

Researchers said they expected people with dogs to walk more than those without, but the size of the gap surprised them. The lead author, who studies dementia, said the results could point to a solution for seniors looking for a way to stay active.

Researchers have identified a cellular signaling pathway that when activated by mutations may prevent immune cells from infiltrating bladder tumors, thus making the cancer resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

A Harvard expert says there are still times when finger stick tests make sense, but payers may question why they should pay for supplies.

Many accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program focus on disease control and medication use, but a new study published in JAMA Cardiology has found that the programs have not made any meaningful changes in medication use or adherence.

The Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial examined the long-term influence of low-fat eating patterns on the breast cancer mortality rate.

Patient refusal, symptom burden, and diagnostic disparities were identified as some of the most common barriers encountered when recruiting patients with advanced cancer for palliative treatment in the emergency department (ED).