New research shows that Medicaid expansion was linked to a 2.1% increase in timely lung cancer surgeries and a 2.8% rise in procedures at high-volume hospitals, highlighting how policy changes can impact cancer care access.

A trial found magnetic resonance imaging correlated with physical function tests in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The insurer’s healthcare expenses, especially physician and outpatient services, within the Medicare Advantage businesses were above what company leaders had expected.

A phase 1b showed promising results in lowering LDL in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and/or premature coronary artery disease.

A Q&A between Shawn Kwatra, M.D., professor and chair of dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Managed Healthcare Executive about new discoveries in chronic itch, how treatment options are improving and the challenges patients face in getting access to the right therapies.

The FDA has seized several hundred units of counterfeit Ozempic 1 mg

During the time period 2020 to 2023, approximately 1 in 5 youth and 1 in 3 adults with type 1 diabetes and severe obesity received a prescription for GLP-1 drugs.

The analysis from the Urban Institute breaks down projected coverage losses across the 40 Medicaid expansion states, where researchers based their estimates on previous work requirement rollouts in Arkansas and New Hampshire.

In a Q&A with Jeff Casberg, MS, RPh, senior vice president of clinical pharmacy services at IPD Analytics, Casberg explains the evolution of specialty drugs, the future of GLP-1 competition and what to expect from the traditional drug pipeline.

A new meta-analysis finds corticosteroids have long-term benefits, and a separate study suggests benefits hold regardless of dosing schedule.

In a statistical analysis, Brukinsa resulted in fewer cases of disease progression or death and resulted in lower overall healthcare costs than Imbruvica in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A new study suggests that targeting the protein alpha-synuclein could be a possible new target for treating melanoma.

Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

In one study, once-daily danuglipron resulted in one patient who experienced drug-related elevated liver enzymes.

Here’s what you missed this week on Managed Healthcare Executive.

One particular application of AI on the rise at City of Hope is the development of a large language model (LLM) made specifically for oncology.

Qfitlia (fitusiran) is the first therapy for both hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors, available in the United States.

University of Pittsburgh Medical School researchers walk us through multiple approaches they’ve tried in the past, are currently using or plan to use in the future, as well as the significant challenges ahead.

Republicans are aiming for major reductions in federal spending, and Medicaid seems a likely target. But the politics of Medicaid are tricky as the program has expanded and covered more people.

The CEOs of CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group praised pharmacy benefit managers and promised transparency during investor calls. A critic of the “big 3” dismissed the statements as posturing.

The end of federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government may have a ripple effect on social determinants of health efforts.

Jobevne is the fifth Avastin biosimilar, which are recombinant humanized monoclonal antibodies used to treat several different types of cancer.

Several drugs in development would block neonatal fragment crystallizable receptor (FcRn) as a way of reducing the autoantibodies that cause myasthenia gravis.

In United States veterans, antiretroviral resistance was associated with higher healthcare resource utilization, despite lower pharmacy-related costs, according to an abstract submitted to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) held last week in Houston.