340B Program Helps Rural Hospitals Stay Afloat
How hospitals are using savings from the 340B program to support other programs.
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Intermountain Healthcare, deCODE Launch Largest DNA Mapping Project in United States
Large-scale population health study to provide more abundant data on disease threats, treatments, and outcomes.
Walgreens Offers Free HIV Testing
The pharmacy chain is offering free testing in partnership with Greater than AIDS
How Social, Behavioral Determinants of Health Can Enable Next-Gen Risk Stratification
While generally used at a population level, addressing SBDoH factors can and should be personalized to individuals.
Watching the Drug Pipeline
With a record number of innovative drugs queued for FDA approval, managed healthcare executives have an eye toward innovative new products that tackle difficult conditions.
Contemplating the Future of List Prices
With a country-wide focus on reducing the cost of prescription drugs, managed healthcare executives make their forecasts concerning the future of list prices.
Genetic Study Engages Participants Through Facebook
How social media is opening new study opportunities.
How Does Chronic Illness Affect SDOH Perceptions?
New study shows that the public thinks about SDOH differently than academics.
Tackling True Cost Transparency in Healthcare
The Trump Administration is calling for better price transparency to help control healthcare costs-but is publishing list prices enough?
Do MSSP ACOs Result in Improved Outcomes and Lower Costs?
One study suggests that, after accounting for other factors, MSSPs do not have any impact on outcomes or costs.
How Medicaid Expansion Impacts Cardiovascular Health
Study shows Medicaid expansion could result in more favorable heart health.
Designing for High Medication Adherence
How the right benefit design can help increase patient engagement and adherence to key maintenance therapies.
Is Telemedicine Effective at Treating Insomnia?
A new study analyzed the effects of telemedicine vs. face-to-face interventions for insomnia.
First IBS pain-relief device hits market
The first FDA-approved device to reduce functional abdominal pain in younger patients with irritable bowel syndrome is now available to medical providers.
CVS Launches Vendor Benefit Management
The service is designed to help CVS Caremark PBM clients more easily contract, implement, and manage their choice of available and emerging third-party health and wellness benefit solutions.
Are Healthcare Organizations Keeping Up with Consumer Demands?
As healthcare becomes more patient-centric, can healthcare technology keep up?
California Moves to Cover Some Undocumented Immigrants
What the move could mean for patient outcomes.
Top 6 Cancer Drug Trends
A record number of new oncology treatments launched in the US last year and spending on cancer drugs soared. Here are the top 6 cancer drug trends revealed in the report.
Top 12 Ways Health Execs Can Manage Stress
Being a CEO can be a fulfilling-yet demanding-role. Here are 12 stress-busters that promote self-care.
Medicare Advantage Enrollment: Growth Expectations for Start-Ups
Enrollment impacts an MAO’s revenue and profitability and is a key driver to becoming successful. Here are ways to better understand enrollment potential for new organizations.
The SDOH Factor That Impacts Heart Disease
New study finds that SDOH can affect cardiac health.
Why Anthem’s Beacon Mental Health Buy Makes Sense
With Anthem’s announcement that it will acquire Beacon Health Options, analysts say it makes for insurers to get more into mental healthcare.
Healthcare Technology in a Post-Digital Age
How healthcare executives are thinking about the future of healthcare technologies.
Balancing the Costs of Rare Disease Treatment
The rare disease community struggles to balance care with costs.
Early Intervention May Help Diabetes Patients
While aggressive early intervention may be useful for diabetes patients, that intervention must be sustained.
The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Economics
How healthcare executives can develop a deep understanding of the patient populations they serve.
Seven Pharmacy Regulations Health Execs Must Watch
These are the important policies to watch out for in 2019.
Eight Ways to Help Patients Navigate Healthcare Costs
The first step in helping consumers navigate the cost of care is to provide them with a basic understanding of what healthcare services actually cost.
Indication-based Formulary Design Chases Medicare Market
CMS introduced indication-based formularies as a voluntary tool for plans to implement in 2020.
The Top Priority for Health Execs
A new survey has surprising results about the one issue that keeps hospital and healthcare executives awake at night.