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In the latest flap over the high cost of drugs, diabetes patients filed a class-action lawsuit against insulin makers.

Several changes and transitions will have a huge impact on health IT in 2017 and in future years.

At Cigna, technology is viewed as a strategic enabler that powers its business strategy-creating closer, more meaningful connections with customers.

Experts share updates on new diabetes medications, and provide an overview of what’s coming.

In order to survive as a managed care organization, it’s important to stay on top of policy changes and reimbursement trends.

Managed Healthcare Executive’s 2017 Technology Survey findings reveal that tools to help consumers estimate the cost of healthcare may be underutilized. Here’s what UnitedHealthcare is doing about that.

Patients need cost information to make the best treatment decisions. But physicians are coming up short.

Three candidates that President Donald Trump is considering for FDA Commissioner are likely to speed drug approvals, analysts say.

A new report has troubling findings for payers, providers, and technology companies. Here are the key takeaways, and reactions from experts.

As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president, health policy experts share with Managed Healthcare Executive what’s next for healthcare.

As we begin the New Year, healthcare payers have an immediate opportunity to boost member satisfaction.

As the destiny of Obamacare takes center stage, two researchers have proposed the next-generation of HSAs-HDHPs, a new way to design health insurance plans that could win bipartisan support.

The proposed megamerger has been shot down. Find out what it means for healthcare execs.

McKesson Corp., one of the largest distributors of pharmaceuticals, agreed to pay a record civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act.

Here are 3 reasons why overcoming the “fingerstick” barrier will improve patient outcomes and contribute to reductions in healthcare costs.

FDA approved plecanatide (Trulance, Synergy Pharmaceuticals) for adults with chronic idiopathic constipation.

Care for the poor and sick is costly; someone has to pay for it.

Is the drive to value-based care really accelerating? What can be done amidst all of the uncertainty? Expert shares insights from the J.P. Morgan 35th Annual Healthcare Conference.

Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court can have a huge impact on the healthcare industry. This year is no different.

Here are three pharmacy challenges facing healthcare executives and a two-pronged solution to help solve them.

Technology, and specifically telemedicine, has an enormous role to play in improvements to clinical work flows, care coordination, and long-term health outcomes.

FDA recently approved a long-acting opioid designed to deter abuse.

While President-elect Donald Trump recently said that the pharmaceutical industry is “getting away with murder” in terms of drug prices, the industry is trying to self-regulate before facing tighter rules from the incoming administration.

Consider these tactics that analyze and address medical errors at a system level.

Experts discuss how managed healthcare executives might benefit from the ACA repeal and other healthcare reforms.

Cancer drug costs remain the most critical challenge in care, among other things.

A repeal of key provisions of the health law could lead to significant economic disruption and substantial job losses in every state, according to a new study.

Healthcare leaders share their top book recommendations.