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The orphan drug market continues its steady and inexorable growth even with increased scrutiny on the high prices of these lifesaving treatments.

Implementation of clinical pathways saved $15,013 in the total cost of care per patient over a year.

The epidemic of opioid abuse across America is the result of a complex interplay of social, financial, and behavioral factors, leaving communities with no easy solutions. Experts who discussed the crisis with The American Journal of Managed Care® offered their opinions on what's driving the crisis and what can be done to help fight it.

Except in cases of critical illness, the intensive care unit may not be the best place for patients experiencing a flare-up of heart failure or their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or even having a heart attack.

A new clinical pathways program at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America will help inform treatment by seamlessly integrating into the physician’s electronic health record.

A newer version of House Republicans’ draft bill to replace the Affordable Care Act has been leaked, and it contains a few significant changes to the draft that leaked last week, including a cut-off so wealthy Americans would not be eligible for age-based tax credits.

While the Ohio governor is getting more attention for his efforts to keep federal funds for Medicaid expansion, he's quietly working just as hard on maintaining the momentum toward value-based care.

The roundtable provides a forum for academic researchers, health policy experts, patient advocates, health insurance plans, and the pharmaceutical industry to debate on the most sustainable strategies for patient cost sharing for medications.

Health coaching for diabetes patients increased diabetes knowledge in all participants, but the most significant clinical improvements were seen in those who had been faring poorly at baseline, according to the newly published results of a chronic disease management program in Australia

If you want a practical definition of win-win, look no further than telemedicine. However, like any new technology, there still are challenges that must be overcome. Specifically, issues around reliability.

This week, the top news in managed care included President Donald Trump's first address to Congress, which included guiding principles for replacing the Affordable Care Act, a leaked version of the House GOP's own draft for healthcare reform, and a study finds a concerning trend in colorectal cancer rates among young adults.

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While colorectal cancer screening rates have seen a recent progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 objectives, breast cancer screening rates have remained static, and cervical cancer screening rates have been declining.

A pair of research briefs recently released by the Urban Institute explored trends in past-due medical debt in the US and whether its occurrence is linked to financial literacy.

The House GOP plan would let insurers charge older adults more while younger ones pay less. But low-income Americans nearing retirement age would see tax credits sliced in half at a time when premiums would rise.

The company did not recover from the 5 patient deaths associated with JCAR015 in 2016.

By the time the opioid epidemic was dominating headlines, it was already out of control. So how did the epidemic sneak up on the United States, and what is being done at the state and federal levels to combat the issue?

US and European guidelines recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity.

A key takeaway from a panel discussion at the Patient Access Network Foundation’s second cost-sharing roundtable was the need for educating stakeholders.

The incidence of colorectal cancer continues to decline for older Americans, but researchers have noticed a significant uptick in prevalence among young adults.

Despite concerns that an influx of newly insured patients from the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could make it more difficult for new patients to get a primary care appointment, availability remained stable for privately insured patients and actually increased for Medicaid beneficiaries.

A vitamin D deficit may be linked with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. According to a new study published in PLOS ONE, more than 90% of pediatric patients with IBS were deficient in vitamin D.

Median overall survival was not yet reached at a median follow-up of 8.7 months on the company’s ZUMA-1 trial.

During President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress, his call to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act was met with one of the speech's longest and loudest rounds of applause from Republicans.

Expanding a health system pharmacy’s operations to include specialty drugs, namely oral oncology agents, improved patient care by reducing errors and saving costs.

Clinical guidelines suggest that adequate physical activity after an acute coronary syndrome event is a key component of preventing reoccurrence, but a recent study found disappointingly low levels of compliance with these recommendations.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders has announced a new, yearlong campaign to raise public awareness of rare diseases. “Do Your Share for Rare” shines a light on people living with a rare disease and provides an opportunity for them to share their story.