Mary Caffrey

An author in JAMA points out some caveats to a ground-breaking trial.

Moments after the bill cleared the General Assembly, NJ Governor Chris Christie signed into law requirements that insurers pay for 6 months of treatment, limit the first opioid script to 5 days, and educate prescribers on the dangers of addiction.

The legislature is expected to give final passage to the nation's strictest treatment mandates and a 5-day cap on the initial opioid prescription. Governor Chris Christie's plan has met little resistance, even though the cost is unknown.

Aetna's CEO said it made no sense to proceed in the "current environment." Federal judges have blocked both the Aetna-Humana merger and a separate deal involving Anthem and Cigna.

Lawmakers from both parties have expressed their dislike for an entity that could take away their spending authority. But a leading Democrat also raised the fact that the new HHS Secretary, Tom Price, MD, would be harsh on the most vulnerable.

Results show how the hybrid closed loop system reduced glycemic variability, which leads to fewer long-term complications from type 1 disease.

Attorneys for Sanofi, a sponsor of Praluent, said the public interest in having more than one drug available in the PCSK9 class would be an important part of their claim.

Toxic air has long been suspected as a contributor to diabetes and obesity, but this study is the first to find a direct link.

Michael Abrams, managing partner for Numerof and Associates, said regions where states have taken a lead in promoting value-based care are further ahead in moving away from fee-for-service.

Two case studies presented by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic raise new questions about the link between weight and diabetes.

CMS has touted an upgraded reporting system to spot overpayments, but only 18 states have implemented it so far.

The trials now recruiting involve larger groups of patients for longer periods of time, as well as less restrictive settings.

Buy in from physicians and lack of enthusiasm from payers are seen as barriers to moving quickly into value-based models.

Reports explain that plans for Medicaid block grants or per capita caps overlook who really uses Medicaid. It's mostly children.

Significant reductions in A1C were found at both doses, and bigger declines were seen among patients with the worst glycemic control. The cardiovascular outcomes trial for the SGLT2 inhibitor took a different turn after a rival drug showed a CV benefit.

A study last year found that more than half of all California adults have diabetes or prediabetes.

The change is part of a far-reaching public health law passed a year ago. The French have curbed candy machines and even french fries.

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee suspended rules to clear Cabinet nominees Price and Mnuchin after Democrats boycotted the vote the previous day.

According to pool reports, Trump proposed a series of carrots and sticks to woo drug manufacturing back to the United States and force other countries to pay more for therapies developed here. Trump called the US subsidization of drug development "global freeloading."

Busy lifestyles are eroding the lines of traditional meal times, and all-day eating is bad for cardiovascular health, the statement says.

Democrats had asked for a delay in the vote due to concerns about Price's ethics. In boycotting the Senate Finance meeting, however, they alienated Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who has supported keeping the filibuster to protect minority party rights. Democrats accused Price and Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin of lying to committee members at earlier appearances.

The study found a strong link between measures of "weight bias internalization" and metabolic syndrome in a group of obese, mostly female patients.

The American College of Cardiology is set to hold its annual meeting in the nation's capital March 17-20, 2017.

The complaint comes on the heels of requests from Congress and the American Diabetes Association for federal agencies to look into why insulin prices are so high.

Lawmakers and health experts pointed out that canceling the ad campaign would cause the exchanges to miss a late surge of enrollment from young, healthy adults and damage the risk pools.

Interviews with 13 insurers showed that uncertainty over the future of the individual insurance market would do the most harm, even if the Affordable Care Act repeal is delayed.

More Americans trust the healthcare industry with their data than trust the government. But with a sharp rise in healthcare data breaches in 2016, there are steps that providers and the public should take to be safe.

The researchers used 2 well-known national data sets to track a cohort of patients and found that death rates from diabetes are closer to 12%, not the 3% to 4% recorded on death certificates.

Davita, the largest dialysis provider in the country, said the matter is not resolved and urged the Trump administration to take action.

In a commentary, Leavitt argues that the fee-for-service system that built up around Medicare was centered on providers, not patients.