News

Howard Kahn, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, has seen the plan grow 38% since he became chief executive in 2001.

Health Information Exchanges aim to facilitate clinical data sharing among providers, but interoperability has remained the key issue.

A new urgency for collaboration is breathing new life into old concepts.

When insurance exchanges come online, many new healthcare consumers will be members of minority populations with distinct needs.

Anxiety over jobs, for example, drives demand for mental healthcare services at a time when funding is dwindling.

Combination therapy can treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but there is no cure.

Nearly all experts note the program's burgeoning costs over the next 20 years are largely due to an increase in enrollment

This year might be remembered for its generic pipeline, with as many as 37 drugs coming off patent.

The Supreme Court agreed to determine the constitutionality of the individual mandate and Medicaid expansion of under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A new weight-loss medication got an overwhelming endorsement on Wednesday from FDA?s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee voted 20-2 in favor of approving phentermine/topiramate (Qnexa, Vivus).

A recent study challenges the conventional assumption about how Clostridium difficile infection spreads in hospitals, finding that almost three-quarters of the new cases aren?t transmitted by patients in the same ward.

No significant difference was found in treating patients experiencing clinically diagnosed uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis with antibiotic amoxicillin compared with patients who received placebo, according to a study in the February 15 issue of JAMA.

There are no beneficial effects of supplementation with relatively low doses of B vitamins and/or omega-3 fatty acids on cancer outcomes in individuals with prior cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online February 13 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Zinc used in conjunction with antibiotics significantly reduced mortality in children ages 6 months to 59 months with severe pneumonia when compared with antibiotics alone, according to the findings of a recent study done in Uganda.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) wants all US adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough, according to the Associated Press. The panel voted to expand its recommendation to include all those aged 65 years and older who haven?t gotten a whooping cough shot as an adult.

FDA announced a series of steps to increase the supply of critically needed cancer drugs, including temporarily importing an unapproved drug from India. The moves are building on President Barack Obama's executive order to help prevent future drug shortages, FDA said

More than a half million bottles of Infants Tylenol Oral Suspension, 1 oz. grape, have been recalled voluntarily by McNeil Consumer Healthcare because of complaints about using the dosing system, the company announced.

Medco Health Solutions and its Accredo Health Group specialty pharmacy have launched a program for employers to better manage specialty-drug costs within major medical coverage.

FDA has granted priority review to pertuzumab (Genentech, a member of the Roche Group) in combination with trastuzumbab (Herceptin, Genentech) and docetaxel chemotherapy for certain breast-cancer patients.

Men with ED also were more likely to have had open-angle glaucoma than those without ED, according to a study published in the February 12 online issue of Opthalmology.

Anti-infective drug shortages pose significant problems for clinicians and are a rapidly evolving public-health emergency that may require government oversight, according to an article published online January 19 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Uncontrolled diabetes may result in hearing loss in women, much like it affects vision or kidney function, according to the results of a new study.

Physicians should prescribe oral metformin as a first-line therapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as for those whose blood sugar cannot be controlled with diet, exercise, and weight loss, according to new guidelines from the American College of Physicians.

Some cancer patients may not get proper treatment because a counterfeit version of the drug sold as Avastin 400mg/16mi has been purchased by as many as 19 medical practices in the United States, FDA warned Wednesday.

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has approved for endorsement four measures on healthcare resource use and costs focusing on diabetes and cardiovascular care costs as well as total primary-care costs.

Surescripts has released study findings that link e-prescribing to a significant increase in first-fill medication adherence and healthcare savings.

Cost concerns continue to dominate benefit design, according to findings from The Zitter Group’s Managed Care Benefit Design Index: Emerging Trends in Access.

GeoBlue, a new insurance product made available to companies through a partnership with Highway to Health Worldwide, Inc., will provide global health plans services to BCBSMA members.