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COVID-19 forced providers and health plans to hit the brakes on traditional approaches to managing care—and then continue the journey in another vehicle, at a pace that seemed to approach 100 miles per hour.

But there is no benefit for patients receiving chemotherapy.

Direct contracting between employers and providers is rare but could have some genuine advantages for both parties — and for patients. But providers need to prepare and plan if they are going to get into direct contracting.

Kite plans to submit a supplemental BLA based on these findings.

The authorization is based on four studies that evaluated Actemra in more than 5,500 hospitalized patients.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) significantly affected more Black and Latino children than white children, with Black children at the highest risk, according to a new observational study of 124 pediatric patients treated at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Implementation of value-based approaches requires measurement of value, authors said.

The administration seems more interested in using Medicaid than Medicare as a tool for extending health insurance coverage to more Americans, notwithstanding all the debate about Medicare for all last year.

The healthcare challenges of tomorrow will require collaborative efforts from healthcare organizations, healthcare leaders, and federal and state governments.

The start-up aims to develop real-world evidence that provides value to patients, insurers, and employers.

We may never know where the virus came from, but the development and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has been the medical miracle of our lifetime.

The anticancer therapy is now available in 21-count bottles to help accommodate dispensing.

Fifty-three percent of Latinx and 49% of Black Medicare beneficiaries choose enrollment in Medicare Advantage; seeing average annual savings of $1,113 and $1,270, respectively, compared to Traditional Medicare.

With more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies each year, it’s critical for primary care physicians to play a pivotal role in appropriately managing asthma and allergic diseases.

The two organizations have created a fellowship program to help improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

Positive findings for Tepmetko and Tabrecta reported at ASCO.

The chief medical officer for Grand Rounds Health and Doctor on Demand says the healthcare industry needs to be committed to creating equitable and inclusive environments.

In this part three video series, Civica Rx CEO Martin VanTrieste says Civica is launching an outpatient retail market with its first retail drug coming to the market next year.

Understanding medication utilization patterns is important for future evaluations of clinical outcomes, investigators say.

Study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine elaborates on past positive findings for Zynquista (sotagliflozin), a dual inhibitor of SGLT1 and SGLT2.

Editors of MHE and their furry friends had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Glenn Levine, professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the cardiology section at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. Dr. Levine is also a volunteer medical expert for the American Heart Association’s Healthy Bond for Life initiative and is lead author of the Association’s Scientific Statement on Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk. In the conversation, Dr. Levine shared some wellbeing tips on how our pets can benefit our mental and physical health and wellbeing.

The American Heart Association statement says people with resistant or poorly control hypertension, pulmonary hypertension and recurrent atrial fibrillation should be screened for obstructive sleep apnea. Although enthusiastic about the future of wearables and other kinds of technology for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, the statement also notes that "diagnostic accuracy needs to be better defined."

A longstanding four times per day testing requirement will cease, and patients using inhaled insulin now qualify for continuous glucose monitoring.

Results run counter to common beliefs about the effects of self-selection into voluntary value-based payment programs.

Civica Rx CEO Martin VanTrieste says Civica’s members are experiencing fewer shortages because of strategies used by the company.

A new indication, a nonprescription switch, a recall, and new guidances round out this week’s FDA news.

Civica Rx is using long-term contracts and payment on delivery as a way to keep manufacturers in the market, Civica Rx CEO and president Martin VanTrieste said in an interview with MHE.

Regardless of political affiliation, the public supports congressional action to allow the federal government to negotiate prices.