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A survey of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had contracted community-acquired pneumonia showed that the additional illness caused a significant burden, such as lost time from work, as well as a burden on their caregivers.

Hoping to clarify the pathogenic mechanism that underlies migraine attacks triggered by sound, researchers have identified specific signal components associated with unpleasantness for patients with migraine.

Once identified, ovarian tumors are usually surgically removed due to the presumed risk of complications associated with the diagnosis. Researchers recently looked to evaluate the incidence of cyst complications and malignancy during the first 2 years of follow-up after the tumors were classified as benign.

In the 30 days after the 2016 presidential election, demand for long-acting reversible contraceptives increased more than 20% compared with the same time the previous year.

During AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, held February 4-5, in Washington, DC, healthcare stakeholders joined together at the nation’s capital to provide insight into the latest updates in policy and care delivery that are shaping the future of healthcare.

Six areas that need improvement emerged from a workshop examining best practices and models to reduce hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

According to a study abstract presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition, using a skin patch for continuous temperature monitoring is feasible in the inpatient setting and has the potential to detect febrile neutropenia earlier.

The Caregiver Strain Index is a brief self-assessment tool that accurately measures the burden in caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Johnson & Johnson will become the first drug maker to begin showing the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads; in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana law that required doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals; Democrats unveiled a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

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This week, the top managed care news included President Trump's State of the Union address highlighting healthcare; HHS Secretary Alex Azar taking on drug rebates; and physicians asking Congress to fully implement the HITECH Act.

In a webinar presented by the Health Care Transformation Task Force, Hoangmai Pham, MD, MPH, of Anthem, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, highlighted how to steed the healthcare industry toward a more consumer-centered model based on value-based insurance design.

In 2010, OxyContin was reformulated and an abuse-deterrent version was introduced, leading to an increase in heroin use and subsequent rise in hepatitis C infection rates.

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund looking at healthcare coverage said the uninsured rate is basically unchanged from before President Trump took office, but that more people, primarily those who have coverage through work, are underinsured. By late fall of 2018, 12.4% of adults were uninsured, down from a high of 20% before the Affordable Care Act became law.

The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) recently spoke with Om P. Ganda, MD, medical director of the Lipid Clinic and chair of the Clinical Oversight Committee at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts, about the recent publication of the 2018 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP).1

At least 4 chief exeuctive officers from pharmaceutical companies will testify at a Senate drug pricing hearing later this month; Washington becomes the second state to try a subscription-based model for purchasing hepatitis C drugs; and data suggest that marijuana lowers use of alcohol and other drugs.

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy tend to have poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores that are independent predictors of poor survival, a recent study reported.

Top Congressional Democrats sent a request to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to determine if guidance issued by CMS in October 2018 in relation to the Section 1332 waivers states can pursue is subject to legislative oversight. Meanwhile, a report said none of the 8 states that have approval to create a work requirement for their Medicaid expansion pool of beneficiaries have plans to track whether enrollees find jobs or improve their health.

A recent observational study, which used data covering more than half of the US population, found that the incidence of cancer linked to obesity is on the rise in young adults.

Following President Trump’s second State of the Union address, where he announced plans to end the HIV epidemic, HIV experts from across HHS outlined a comprehensive plan of action focusing on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and response.

During his second State of the Union address, President Trump highlighted past bipartisan accomplishments, such as legislation to confront the opioid crisis, but also outlined future priorities, such as addressing the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs.

Cancers related to obesity are on the rise, especially among millennials; a right-to-try advocate is receiving treatment for his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis under the new law; and women's brains age more slowly than men's.

A campaign is underway to ask Congress to implement pieces of previous legislation aimed at improving electronic health records (EHRs) in order to reduce physician burnout and improve patient safety.

Foundation Medicine announced that it has won a nationwide contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Precision Oncology Program. The contract covers all of Foundation Medicine’s tests.

Voters in the red states of Utah and Idaho voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act last fall, but Republican legislatures in both those states are seeking ways to roll back those expansions; women sought out long-acting reversible contraception after the election of President Trump; a California coalition of health, labor, and education leaders cited a dearth of healthcare workers in recommending a workforce investment plan calling for spending up to $3 billion over 10 years to address the shortfall.

FDA has launched a process that will give real-world data generated outside clinical trials more importance than it’s had in the past—with implications for payers, drug companies, and most of all, patients.

Teens who use e-cigarettes or other tobacco-related products are more likely to later initiate cigarette use, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.

Chronic pain accounted for 62.2% of all patient-reported qualifying conditions under which US patients sought medical marijuana, according to a new paper in Health Affairs.

ABIM Foundation is building upon its Choosing Wisely campaign with a new Trust Practice Challenge that will identify practices that build or rebuild trust in healthcare with the ultimate goal of creating a collection of replicable and scalable practices.

A recent study sought to develop a robust predictive model for patients whose disease will transform into acute myeloid leukemia, a complication that is associated with a poor prognosis.