Mary Caffrey

Those in the lowest income category had consistently light levels of activity, the study found.

UPDATE: CMS called for other changes to the existing Comprehensive Joint Replacement model. Experts who work with providers on bundled payments have predicted tweaks that will let voluntary programs qualify as an Advanced Alternative Payment Models under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.

The alliance based at Johns Hopkins seeks to promote high-value healthcare and educate the next generation of medical students in these principles.

The connection between diabetes and cardiovascular disease is well-known, but a new study gets at the mechanism of how this occurs.

The notice says some states have given insurers the ability to build a cushion into silver plan rates to account for the possible loss of cost-sharing reductions. An extra 3 weeks would give plans in more states the chance to do the same thing.

Technology, new standards for diabetes education and support, and data-sharing were themes of this year's annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Large employers that self-insure can avoid the tax, but that option is off limits to small businesses like restaurants or convenience stores.

The discovery capitalizes on years of work to understand immune system pathways that lead to the destruction of beta cells in type 1 diabetes.

The review reports that fewer than 50% of patients with diabetes are being treated according guidelines to prevent a cardiovascular event.

A study used health data to show that low birth weight babies of all races that lived in areas dominated by African Americans faced the same elevated risk of asthma.

Coverage from the 2017 meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Coverage from the 2017 meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Coverage from the 2017 meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Coverage from the 2017 meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

The partnership seeks to establish best practices for helping diabetes educators collect data to improve population health. The announcement comes the first day of the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, being held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Corporate wellness programs have gained popularity as employers seek ways to cut healthcare costs. But this is the first study to measure not only health savings, but productivity gains.

A rule that would have created national standards for menu labels was halted a day before it took effect in May. Advocates for healthy eating cried foul, but a trade group for convenience stores said the rule would have harmed its members.

More than 100 million adults don't have dental coverage, which is not an essential health benefit even though data show rising numbers of emergency department cases related to dental problems. A Michigan experiment shows a possible solution, but even the study's author said it is not a panacea.

Evidence shows aiding patients' spiritual needs improves their health, but few doctors address them.

The reduced mortality risk was not seen in patients who did not have diabetes before surgery. But in those who did, the results were dramatic.

In the days since Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) turned down his thumb and became the third Republican to vote against the “skinny repealâ€

The standards warn that too few people with diabetes or prediabetes have access to programs that would help them.

While the study found an association between moderate drinking and a low risk of diabetes, it doesn't prove that a few drinks throughout the week reduces one's risk, according to the UK's National Health Service.

Screening for depression should be ongoing in patients with heart disease, the study's lead author said.

The commissioner seems highly aware of what is possible: fewer trips to the doctor, better disease management, and stronger communication between doctor and patient.

The authors find that giving patients a chance to get their BMI below 30 improves their odds of getting off medications, including insulin.

While Gallup-Sharecare and CDC had different ways of calculating diabetes prevalence, the bottom line is the same: the rate is too high and continues to climb in an alarming way. The survey featured breakdowns on diabetes prevalence by occupation.

Researchers said they expected people with dogs to walk more than those without, but the size of the gap surprised them. The lead author, who studies dementia, said the results could point to a solution for seniors looking for a way to stay active.

A Harvard expert says there are still times when finger stick tests make sense, but payers may question why they should pay for supplies.

Being overweight or obese as a teenager raises the risk of developing colon cancer later in life, a new study in the journal CANCER has found.