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News about state bans on accumulators, Pfizer’s announcements about vaccines and cardiovascular deaths increasing because of climate change were the most viewed news items on the Managed Healthcare Executive website this year.

Men with severe or moderately severe hemophilia B continue to display low bleeding rates and very little use of replacement therapies for at least three years following a single dose of the approved gene therapy hemgenix.

There is no vaccine against the hepatitis C virus. A subscription-like payment model may help overcome some of the cost issues posed by direct-acting antivirals.

We conducted our annual State of the Industry survey in the early part of November 2023. The survey had 432 respondents, of whom 56% self-reported working for a payer organization (pharmacy benefit manager, insurer or self-insured employer), 34% for a provider organization and the remainder for government or an unspecified “other” category.

Acceptance is greater in oncology than in other specialties.

Research aims to find the cause of prevalence of osteoporosis in MS patients due to lack of research.

In an effort to reduce financial and other quality of life burdens for individuals living with ulcerative colitis, Hongliang Chen and his colleagues from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at four medical centers in northeast China sought to develop a routine blood-based tool for assessing the extent and severity of ulcerative colitis.

In a study recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, researchers from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, evaluated the fertility treatment pathways used by participants with and without PCOS to determine which pathways resulted in more live births.

In an early 2023 brief published by KFF, CMS transparency data for 2021 revealed an average denial rate of 17% for all in-network claims, with authorization denials reported as high as 24% of denial volume for some plans and medical necessity denial rates as high as 37% for others.

Ayble Health says it provides personalized nutrition and psychology services, Higher-risk patients will have expedited scheduling with Mayo Clinic multidisciplinary experts.

Study shows that MRI imaging can identify cortical lesions and the central vein sign that are informative in diagnosing multiple sclerosis.

A recent study conducted by AHIP revealed that MA plans have been proven to provide better access to preventive healthcare, helping reduce disease risk and detecting illnesses early on.

Rising healthcare costs impact their own organization’s competitiveness, said those who responded to the Pulse of the Purchaser survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

The report from the American Medical Association evaluates health insurer market share at the metropolitan statistical area level and national level.

Mike Tuffin is set to become AHIP's President and CEO from January 8, 2024, succeeding Julie Simon Miller.

Joe Kvedar, M.D., the immediate past chair of the association, is chairing the 35-member group that will be focused on eliminating barriers to telehealth and other types of virtual health.

Researchers of a study compared Israel's CVOID-19 booster rollout experience to the United States to ask the question: How many lives could the U.S. have saved if boosters were authorized sooner?

Leaders and clinicians say they are seeing better patient outcomes and a good return on their investments, according to a recent survey.

The application deadline to serve on the committee is Dec. 11.

Pharmacy benefit managers have been under pressure to simplify their complicated, obscure pricing tactics.

The authors found that patients who received DAA treatment had a five-year survival rate of 47.2% compared with 35.2% for untreated patients.

Electronic health records often do not record when someone has died. The deceased continue to get a variety of healthcare reminders.

As of today, 40 states and Washington, D.C., have expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act.

Cigna has been looking to sell its Medicare Advantage business, perhaps as a way to fend off antitrust objection to the deal.