Jenny Goins, interim head of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, says employers need the same visibility into medical benefits that a new Department of Labor rule gives them into PBM compensation.
Only 19% of community oncologists use AI predictive models. Prerna Mewawalla, M.D., outlines six ways AI can already help in myeloma care.
Jamilia Sherls, DNP, says health systems should track vaccine coverage closely and look to AAP schedules if federal guidance isn't evidence-based.
People with ADHD had a 70% higher risk of death from any cause in a 19-study meta-analysis, with excess deaths from suicide, injury and natural causes.
Bronchiectasis affected 221.6 per 100,000 people in the U.S. over five years, which is higher than earlier national estimates, according to a study published in CHEST.
Cepheid’s Xpert Respiratory Panel, which tests one swab for nine viruses and four bacteria, is now certified for sale in Europe under the IVDR.
A study of 1,068 adults found whole-blood NAD fell in those with cardiovascular disease and hypertension but did not decline with age.
Adding Sunharbo (asundexian), a first-in-class factor XI inhibitor, to single or dual antiplatelet therapy reduces ischemic stroke risk without increasing the risk of major bleeding.
In this discussion, University College London colleagues Joshua Stott, Ph.D., professor of aging and clinical psychology and research assistant Lucy Corrigan, who led the work while at the University of Liverpool, talk about their recent meta-analysis linking ADHD to a higher risk of death from all causes, including suicide, injury and natural causes.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s first update since 2007 favors generic drugs, caffeine, light and naps, and advises against benzodiazepines.
People with advanced Parkinson’s disease who also have a sleep disorder cost about $50,000 a year to treat, $13,000 more than similar patients without one, according to an AbbVie-funded claims analysis.
Geisinger Health Plan President Jeremy Gaskill says the possibility that a growing number of patients won't have health insurance could put tremendous financial pressure on the plan's providers.
γδ T cells infiltrate small cell lung cancer tumors and can kill them without the MHC-I machinery these tumors typically switch off, and patients with more of them trended toward longer survival on anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.
Upstream payment accuracy should reduce avoidable noise before it reaches those downstream functions.
The results come several months after the FDA approved Lisraya for dermatomyositis.
Psychedelic therapies are nearing FDA decisions, but people with HIV, many covered by Medicaid, have been left out of nearly all trials, commentary authors argue.
Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, says Henry Ford Health now projects its 2027 employee healthcare insurance premiums to increase half as much as what had been expected, partly because of Populance’s to bring about cost-effective care.
Rybrevant Faspro won accelerated approval for recurrent or metastatic HNSCC after a trial showed a 42% response rate in previously treated patients.
David Feldshon, M.D., a Yale gastroenterologist who still performs endoscopy two days a week at 75, discusses his approach to MASLD and life outside the clinic.
Researchers in Lyon, France, conducted a retrospective cohort study of intensifying the dosing of biologics such as Humira, adding oral antibiotics, or both as ways to boost the response of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.
Expect Democrats to flex their oversight powers even if President Donald Trump’s veto power blocks their efforts to reverse Medicaid cuts or restore enhanced ACA subsidies. The administration’s most-favored-nation policies and HHS Secretary Kennedy will probably be in the hot seat.
Health plans should be using data, digital tools and human support to identify potential disruptions early, and whether a member is changing plans or managing a new health condition, the experience should feel guided rather than overwhelming.
Pretax adjusted income from operations from Express Scripts, Cigna's pharmacy benefit manager, fell by 21.5% compared with the third quarter of 2025, while income from operations of its specialty drug business jumped by 15%.
Annesha White, Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D., and Fredrick Manasseh, Pharm.D., MBA, BCGP, explain where AI helps managed care pharmacy, where bias creeps in and what skills pharmacists need to oversee it.
Teva’s Weltruza delivers olanzapine monthly under the skin, with no loading doses, oral supplementation or post-injection monitoring required.
Value-based care has scored some cost-saving successes, says Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, president of Henry Ford Health's Populance. Health systems that build their own value-based care strategy, rather than adopting particular models one by one, will be in the best position to succeed, he says.
The second half of our conversation with Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, the president of Henry Ford Health's Populance and the newest member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board.
The first part of our conversation with Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, the president of Henry Ford Health's Populance and the newest member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board.
Unifying care management doubled patient outreach with the same staff, and virtual physical therapy is cutting costs, says Populance's Christopher Stanley, M.D.
Christopher Stanley, M.D., MBA, says Henry Ford Health's growth has led Populance to put its push for outside customers on hold and focus on its own system.
