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Meta-analysis shows lower prevalence of four known driver mutations among Black lung cancer patients. More research into tumor biology of Black patients might yield targeted therapies that would benefit Black lung cancer patients, says the lead author, Philippos A. Costa, M.D.

Around 49% of the more than 300 healthcare providers, hospital/health system executives, payers, advocacy groups, and academics surveyed by Get the Medications Right™ (GTMRx) Institute said the cost of healthcare is the biggest issue they face.

Prevalent cases of opioid use disorder could total around 1.9 million in 2021 and could cost the U.S. billions to treat, data and analytics firm GlobalData said.

Patients who were PD-L1 positive with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer had better results and a lower risk of death or progression compared to a cohort on best supportive care.

There are three key facets that must be considered in order to meet the demands of an endemic - the ongoing acceptance of a baseline of COVID-19 infection rates that will be maintained for the foreseeable future.

Another 20% of Medicaid members say they aren't sure if their plan offers such programs, according to a recent Icario and Harris poll.

Results suggest that providers won’t be penalized in patient experience scores if they say no to ordering unnecessary tests and procedures such as a PSA test for an older men or head imaging for a patient with uncomplicated headache.

The FDA gave its first approval today of a cancer drug that targets a KRAS mutation.

In the four months between February and May, roughly 5.4 American workers lost their coverage.

To make patient-generated health data work for clinicians, health information technology vendors must effectively integrate this patient-generated data into clinical workflows in a way that helps clinicians do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.

International comparisons shed light on responses to pandemic and strategies for vaccination and reopening.

Managed Healthcare Executive's Senior Editor, Peter Wehrwein, and Associate Editor, Briana Contreras, spoke with MHE Editorial Advisory Board Member Lili Brillstein for a new episode of the "Meet the Board" series on "Tuning In to the C-Suite" podcast. Lili is CEO of BCollaborative, which works with stakeholders across the healthcare continuum to successfully make the move from fee for service to value-based healthcare. In this episode we get to learn a bit more about Lili's career and hear her thoughts on the advancements of episodes of care, as well as the challenges of transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care during COVID-19.

Hang up the masks, Dr. Sachin Nagrani, medical director of telemedicine/home doctor visit service Heal, says there is light at the end of the tunnel for public health and those newly infected by COVID.

In the post-pandemic future, we will likely see that hybrid patient care models are the norm. As hospitals and health systems plan for this shift, they’ll need to consider two critical factors.

A virtual summit on urothelial cancers is scheduled for October.

About 2% to 3% of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer have EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations targeted by newly approved Rybrevant.

It is undoubtable that the role of telehealth technology has soared throughout the pandemic, achieving levels of adoption that were previously thought unattainable. However, appetites are changing drastically, the question is now; what role can telehealth play in emergency medicine?

Two of the biggest issues in healthcare, currently, are the lack of communication between prescribers and pharmacists, and the number of factors that prevent healthcare professionals from offering patient-centric services.

The prevalence of a single, prominent, chronic condition among Medicare beneficiaries is staggering: fully one-third of all Medicare beneficiaries have diabetes. As a result, 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries take insulin.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study finds these rates are higher for Black and Hispanic women regardless of age. Reinforcements are a necessity to reduce racial disparities in maternal health.

Pace of vaccinations is slowing way down in the U.S., Sanofi, GSK report positive phase 2 results, the behavioral economics behind the vaccine lotteries, and going beyond the current crop of "spikecentric" vaccines.

Precision medicine is getting that much more precise. Today's FDA go-ahead is for a J&J drug that is designed to treat the 2% to 3% of NSCLC patients wiht EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Briana Contreras, associate editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, speaks with Chris Evanguelidi, head of healthcare at Redpoint Global, for this week's episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite" podcast. In this conversation, the two discussed the best practices for closing the healthcare experience gap and devising an effective patient engagement strategy through a more patient-centric health system.

CVS Health research shows $7,084 cost disadvantage to care that is not "concordant" with National Comprehensive Care Network guidelines.

Multiple sclerosis is dependably among the most expensive chronic diseases to treat, but there are ways to reduce the size of the bill.

Matthew Reynolds, PhD, vice president of real-world evidence at IQVIA, discusses his appreciation for telehealth and remote care, but feels over the next year or so we're going to be seeing more studies come out questioning if some telehealth is needed in certain areas. The discussion came from findings of a recent paper with the National Pharmaceutical Council on how COVID-19 affected real-world data and research.

A small fraction of those who were eligible under previous U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations were screened with low-dose CT scans. New recommendations will make an additional 6.4 million Americans eligible, but a number of barriers to screening remain.