AJMC® in the Press, February 9, 2024

A recent study found that screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with reduced mortality, highlighting the need to promote HCC screening for patients with known risk factors.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, experts from Illinois CancerCare discuss CMS regulations limiting the access of rural patients with cancer to medically integrated pharmacies.

The researchers identified age, tumor metastasis, and surgical treatment as key independent prognostic factors for cardiovascular mortality in patients with ovarian cancer, highlighting the need for individualized treatment and surveillance strategies.

In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Concerns arise over primary care shortages; women struggle with coverage for effective nonhormonal treatments; FLiRT variants drive concerns amidst waning surveillance and immunity

The findings add to recent research on the growing utilization, expenditure, and prices of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapies in the current landscape, an area health care policy could potentially address.