OCM Underestimates Medicare Costs
A new report found that OCM practices have a harder time achieving benchmarks than predicted.
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Do More Medicare Beneficiaries Enroll in Traditional Medicare Their First Year?
Why Medicare Advantage isn’t as popular for first-year Medicare beneficiaries.
The Impact of Accelerated Cancer Drug Approvals
Are accelerated approvals having as much impact as the FDA hopes?
How to Improve Gender Parity in Healthcare
New research reveals that women are excelling in the field. Why this is good news for the C-suite.
FDA okays cluster headache drug
FDA cleared the first-and-only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibody for cluster headaches.
The Impact of Incivility on Hospital Patients
How relational tension in the OR can affect patient outcomes.
Patients Want Mobile Healthcare Options
Why health executives need to pay attention to mobile options.
The Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use on Patient Outcomes
A new study has revealing findings about the effects of front-end opioid prescribing for knee, hip, and shoulder joint replacement patients.
Self-injectable respiratory medication opens doors for patients with severe asthma
The first respiratory biologic to be approved for administration via an autoinjector will be available in the US soon.
Who is Your Healthcare “Hero”?
Managed Healthcare Executive asked 17 key opinion leaders, “Who is Your Healthcare ‘Hero’ and why? Here’s what they said.
Seven Pharmacy Questions to Consider for 2020 and Beyond
How to manage drug cost in a value-based world.
Four Essential Skills of a Change Leader
Expert recommendations on new leadership skills speak to both external market forces as well as internal fundamentals.
Rutgers, Horizon BCBSNJ Form Medical Research Partnership
The collaboration may foster breakthroughs in cancer screenings, vaccinations, and pain management.
The Cost of Physician Burnout
The surprising costs to the health system that extend beyond the pocketbook.
Studies Suggest ACA Helps with Healthcare Disparities
With the future of the ACA still in question, new studies suggest its provision for Medicaid expansion has helped to correct healthcare disparities in cancer.
How Are Changing Laws Affecting ACA Enrollment?
A new report sheds light on how ACA enrollment fared in 2019, and what insurers are thinking about the future.
CVS Expands Services to Include Dietitians, Yoga
The chain’s move is an attempt to increase relationships with traditionally-loyal pharmacy patients.
Why Energy Storage Is So Vital for Healthcare
With worsening storms and other natural disasters, it’s more important than ever for healthcare executives to pay attention to emergency power supplies.
Featured Exec Joan Budden: President and CEO at Priority Health
Joan Budden has created a culture at Priority Health, the No. 2 health insurer in Michigan, that encourages and rewards innovative thinking.
Healthcare and Tech Partnerships Accelerate
What UCLA Health’s partnership with Microsoft means.
The Biggest Ways to Reduce Specialty Drug Costs
Managed Healthcare Executive’s Managed Care Pharmacy Survey identifies different ways specialty pharmacy stakeholders believe they can reduce industry costs moving forward.
FDA Holds First Public Hearing on CBD
As CBD, or cannabidiol, surges in popularity, the FDA held its first public hearing on the chemical that claims to help with a variety of ailments including pain and anxiety.
Drug Diversion Remains Problem, But Who Is to Blame?
A new survey shows that while many healthcare executives recognize drug diversion as a problem, few admit to it happening in their organization.
Cancer Rates Decline for Young People
A new NIH report on cancer in people aged 20 to 49 shows that while rates are declining, women and minorities still face significant rates.
The Future of AI in Cancer Care
Oncologists recognize the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving the quality of care and patient outcomes according to new research.
The Future of Stark Law
In the three decades since its passage, Stark Law has become one of the most significant sources of regulatory burden on physicians and, ultimately, for Medicare beneficiaries.
FDA clears novel breast cancer drug
FDA cleared alpelisib (Piqray), the first PI3K inhibitor to treat breast cancer, to be used in combination with fulvestrant (Faslodex).
Revolutionary smartphone device could offer migraine sufferers hope
FDA granted market authorization for a non-invasive, smartphone device that offers respite from migraines.
Top 10 States with the Worst Drug Problems 2019
New study compares every state using data like opioid prescriptions and overdose rates to determine where drug problems hit hardest.
Managed Care Pharmacy Survey 2019
From drug price concerns to the evolving role of PBMs to the influence of specialty pharmaceuticals, what healthcare executives think about the future of pharmacy.