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Cigna Healthcare has removed prior authorization requirements for a wide range of tests, treatments and medical equipment, but not prescription drugs.

Despite positive safety and quality of life results for FEIBA, the emergency of Hemlibra created difficulties for the FEIBA study and resulted in it being halted.

Since the introduction of direct-acting antiviral therapies, which boast a 95% cure rate, the reported number of HCV cases has fallen.

Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and caregivers of children with AD highlighted strategies that they felt would manage AD-related mental health burden.

In a study recently published in Neurology, researchers investigated the relationship between early treatment and the risk for long-term disability in patients with clinically isolated syndrome.

TimelyCare, a virtual care company focused on higher education, offers counseling and behavioral health services around the clock.

It was a busy week for the FDA. Regulators approved several new therapies, including the first for a rare bone disorder, a combination product for metastatic prostate cancer and a long-acting botulinum toxin for cervical dystonia, as well as an accelerated approved for multiple myeloma. The agency also set review dates for three products, including for full approval of Tarpeyo for a rare kidney disease, an additional indication for Tibsovo for myelodysplastic syndromes and a combination antibiotic for complicated UTIs.

About 20% to 30% of patients with ulcerative colitis will experience acute severe ulcerative colitis in their lifetime.

The patient was in her 70s and began experiencing the floaters the day after undergoing treatment.

Blue Shield is replacing CVS Caremark with Prime Therapeutics as the company that will negotiate with drug manufacturers beginning in January 2025. The insurer is also teaming up with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon Pharmacy.

Cindy Gaines, MSN, RN, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon, addresses the current status of electronic health records in the healthcare industry and how automation is filling in its gaps through technology.

In an episode of Managed Healthcare Executive’s “Between the Lines” video series, Leslie Cho, M.D., and Seth Shay Martin, M.D., M.H.S., discussed bempedoic acid, the CLEAR Outcomes trial and the implications for cardiovascular disease prevention.

Joe Pugliese, president and CEO of the patient advocacy group Hemophilia Alliance, discusses recent announcements by manufacturers of two ultra-expensive gene therapies for hemophilia that they will offer payers partial or full reimbursement if patients fail on their therapies.

Scientists say it could lead to new drugs for vitiligo and other pigmentation diseases.

Interoperability has been an aspiration in the healthcare IT world for many years. The finalization of new rules means they finally have a chance to prove its merits.

Improving patient monitoring through care-at-home services could help reduce maternal mortality, they say.

Ibudilast is a small molecule being developed by biopharmaceutical company MediciNova for the potential treatment of MS. The company, based in La Jolla, California, is currently calling the oral formulation MN-166.

As the Federal Trade Commission weighs a ban, hospitals and some physician organizations are on opposite sides of the issue.

The track record on outsourcing clinical services is mixed.

This clinical trial is a part of the NIH's Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, aimed at understanding, treating and ultimately preventing the symptoms experienced by individuals following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The FDA has approved Talvey, a new therapy for treating multiple myeloma patients. The agency has also issued a complete response letter for avasopasem for severe oral mucositis and set a PDUFA date for a monthly MS drug.

However, patients who cannot get insurance coverage will be able to access AspyreRx at a significant self-pay discount.

A discussion with Jeffrey Casberg, M.S., who joined the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board in July 2023. Casberg is senior vice president of clinical pharmacy at IPD Analytics and has played a leadership role in its drug management strategy business. A pharmacist by training, Casberg has had a long career in managed care.