The Latest in the Hepatitis B Drug Pipeline
Why cost and treatment length are some of the biggest concerns for drug manufacturers.
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Open Medicare Data Helps Uncover Potential Hidden Costs of Healthcare
Findings raise the possibility that medical providers may be unduly influenced by payments from the healthcare industry.
Asthma drug can now be self-administered via pen
Drug is the only respiratory therapy that can be given at home every 8 weeks.
CVS Launches New Specialty Pharmacy Solution
The drug store retailer aims to help patients get started on the most appropriate therapy sooner.
Industry Skeptical About New Price Transparency Rules
Survey reveals stakeholders are taking a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude.
Top 10 Disruptive Trends to Watch For
Looking ahead, here are the things most likely to impact managed care.
Gilead snags approval for second HIV-1 prevention drug
New HIV prevention drug not indicated for women.
Five Myths About Good Healthcare Leaders
The reality of healthcare leadership may not be what you think.
Advancing the Goals of Health Equity
Teams aim to design integrated healthcare delivery and payment reforms that address the social determinants of health.
Understanding North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots
An innovative effort to address nonmedical drivers of health.
6 Strategies for Your Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Part 2
The ultimate guidebook on everything you need to know about reducing hospital readmissions-the most common risk factors, the reimbursement issues, and how real-world hospitals are solving the problem.
Lack of Public Safe Disposal Options Causes Unease Among Diabetics
Study uncovers specific areas of care that cause concern for Americans with diabetes and opportunities for developing a plan of action.
Walmart Aims to Simplify Healthcare
The big box retailer will pilot new programs designed to improve access to care and deliver better outcomes.
Preventing Antibiotic Overuse
Antimicrobial stewardship is a key strategy to combat the emergence of drug resistance.
What Are Authorized Generics?
Authorized generics have been gaining popularity with pharmaceutical manufacturers, but just how do they impact pharmacies?
Closing Glaring Coverage Gaps to Meeting Health Targets
WHO report shows there is global progress in expanding access to healthcare, but the overall pace of progress is slowing, and poorer countries still lag behind.
Rush, Ochsner Take Next Step in Partnership
They plan to enhance local healthcare services through technology.
Innovative Risk-Based Arrangement Could Change Cancer Care
How a joint accountability arrangement between Minnesota Blues and Minnesota Oncology hopes to lower patient costs and improve outcomes.
Walmart Healthcare Strategy Continues to Evolve
How the retail giant is making healthcare more affordable and preparing for the next generation of healthcare workers.
Report Touts Benefits of High-Value Physicians
UnitedHealth Group indicates that high-value physicians can save the Medicare program billions in healthcare costs over 10 years.
Survey Shows U.S. Oral Health System is Failing
Dentists believe innovative practices––school-based dentistry, collaborative care teams, and services like transportation or child care––can overcome patient barriers to care.
Rate of Screening for Social Needs is Low Among Physician Practices, Hospitals
Their role in meeting patients’ social needs is likely to increase as more take on accountability for cost under payment reform.
5 Items to Include in Your 2020 Budget
From personalized therapies to new technologies, the line items you shouldn’t overlook next year.
New Program Identifies People Considering Surgery
It combines AI and predictive analytics to improve medical outcomes and save money for employers and payers.
Amazon Care Foreshadows Healthcare’s Digital Future
Healthcare execs should be planning for a split between “legacy” healthcare and “digital” healthcare, replete with new tech platform integrations.
Three-pronged Alliance Addresses Social Determinants of Health
The initiative in Upstate New York links underserved individuals to providers and CBOs.
Drugstore retailers pull Zantac as recalls expand
Drugstore retailers pull ranitidine and Zantac products off the shelves due to cancer concerns.
FDA expands Mavyret for certain hepatitis C patients
Drug is first 8-week treatment approved for this type of HCV.
Nine Real-World Benefits of AI to Healthcare
From diagnosis to spending, how AI is shifting healthcare.
Pre-disaster Collaboration Key to Community Resilience
Study finds that a partnership between community-based organizations and public health agencies must be in place before disaster strikes.