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Here’s what you missed this week on Managed Healthcare Executive.

Paul Fronstin, director of Health Benefits Research at EBRI, discussed ERISA and trends in employer self-insurance during a conversation with Managed Healthcare Executive recently.

Paul Fronstin, director of Health Benefits Research at EBRI, spoke with MHE about the challenges employers face in incentivizing high-value healthcare while managing costs.

Poor balance and coordination are prominent features of Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA). Czech researchers found that neuropsychiatric symptoms are also common among patients with FRDA.

Vutrisiran is the generic form of previously approved Amvuttra. The FDA’s target date for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy is March 23, 2025.

Imkeldi is a new formulation of imatinib approved as a strawberry-flavored, shelf-stable liquid designed to be more appealing to a wider range of patients, pediatric patients included.

Greg Baker, CEO of AffirmedRx, shared with MHE editors how the company is addressing ongoing challenges in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry, particularly corporate consolidation and transparency issues.

The menopause market is projected to increase at a CAGR of 5.10% between 2025 – 2033, with North America making up 4.9% during this period.

Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., as FDA administrator may be the least controversial of Trump's picks for the top healthcare jobs so far.

Patient follow-up 10 years after hormone replacement therapy treatment revealed there were no long-term negative cognitive effects.

In a recent conversation with Greg Baker, CEO of AffirmedRx, the PBM professional outlined the company’s distinct approach in the PBM industry with MHE editors.

Gene therapies have a lot of potential to improve health outcomes for patients with life-threatening diseases but face a number of barriers that restrict access.

Produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells, Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii) is the first HER2-targeted bispecific antibody treatment for patients with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer.

Kennedy's vaccines may give some Republican senators pause while Oz has an ally in Medicare Advantage plans.

The FDA has approved UCB's Bimzelx for moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa, offering a new treatment option for this painful autoimmune skin disease.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive.

Medicare fraud costs Americans about $60 billion each year and healthcare plans are stepping in spread awareness and stop criminals.

Mehmet Oz, M.D., is another unconventional pick by Trump and is perhaps another an indication that Trump intends to let his HHS secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "go wild on health."

Relapsed or refractory acute leukemia with a KMT2A translocation currently has an overall survival rate of less than one year when treated with frontline therapies.

Researchers are currently enrolling participants to test the effectiveness of a rectal douche containing the antiretroviral drug tenofovir in a study that is expected to finish in January 2026.

Breast cancer treatment settings prove to be a good opportunity to talk about financial toxicity. These conversations can also happen in generalized healthcare, according to Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University.

In a phase 2 trial, a gene therapy reduced angioedema attacks, which could significantly change the quality of life for patients with hereditary angioedema.

Current financial screening procedures in the United States may need to change, according to recent research done by Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often stop taking disease-modifying therapy as they transition from relapsing-remitting MS to secondary progressive MS. This study shows that people who stop stop disease-modifying therapy have higher hospitalization rates and more visits to the emergency room.

Here’s what you missed this week on Managed Healthcare Executive.

Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University explains the concept of financial toxicity and how it affects breast cancer treatment outcomes.

Canadian study reveals that women who undergo early menopause are less at risk for asthma than women who experience menopause late.

Member experience, outcomes and medication adherence are the key areas of performance that Medicare Advantage plans should focus on to improve Star Ratings.