Rose McNulty

Areas of focus in the annual report included health system utilization and recovery from the pandemic, patterns of medicine use, drug pricing, and patient out-of-pocket costs.

A recent study found that screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with reduced mortality, highlighting the need to promote HCC screening for patients with known risk factors.

The findings add to recent research on the growing utilization, expenditure, and prices of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapies in the current landscape, an area health care policy could potentially address.

Public hospitals were significantly more likely to sustain access to unprofitable services following 340B Drug Pricing Program participation, while nonprofit hospitals were mostly unaffected, according to a recent study.

Posters presented at the ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research meeting explored Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caregiver experiences and gene therapy’s impact on work opportunities for caregivers.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has potential to shift incentives for drug manufacturers and impact the amount of long-term evidence generated for approved drugs, said Julie Patterson, PharmD, PhD, senior director of research at the National Pharmaceutical Council.

Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, explained gaps in care access and equity that must be addressed to ensure all patients with liver cancer can get the treatments they need.

Neil Goldfarb, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH), shared insight into the themes and sessions at the upcoming GPBCH Annual Conference taking place June 6, 2024.

Leaders at 49 accountable care organizations (ACOs) shared their perspectives on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, as well as a range of strategies for success and ongoing challenges.

A predictive model using plasma proteins as biomarkers predicted hepatocellular carcinoma development more accurately than a model based on traditional lifestyle risk factors in a recent study.

Adding olaparib to maintenance therapy with bevacizumab was associated with significantly longer survival for patients with ovarian cancer whose tumors have a BRCA-like genomic profile, but not among those with non-BRCA-like tumors, a study found.

The study aimed to improve the understanding of lived experiences and the fear of recurrence among survivors of localized, stage 0 to IIA cutaneous melanoma.

A recent study suggests virtual reality and biofeedback training may be feasible and effective for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD).

Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, explained the importance of managing toxicities in the changing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment landscape to ensure patients have the best possible outcomes in the front line and beyond.

The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.

The FDA has approved fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt (Beqvez; Pfizer), a gene therapy administered in a one-time dose, for certain patients with moderate to severe hemophilia B.

The study provides evidence of survival benefits among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) receiving eteplirsen compared with the natural history of the condition.

Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the UT Southwestern Medical Center Liver Tumor Program, discusses populations at the highest risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), when screening is needed, and key tools in HCC surveillance and screening.

Julie Patterson, PharmD, PhD, senior director of research at the National Pharmaceutical Council, spoke to the ways in which possible unintended effects of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) could impact patients.

A recent study suggests the differences between ambulation definitions for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can impact the identification of ambulant vs nonambulant individuals, and standard criteria across settings are needed.

The findings suggest there are ongoing disparities between Black and White patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in terms of both outcomes and health care resource utilization.

Interview with Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO, professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, discusses the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and how clinicians can tailor treatment for patients with varied levels of liver function.

A recent study suggests treatment with glucocorticoids after loss of ambulation can preserve late-stage functional abilities, respiratory function, and cardiac function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

A new study suggests routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is not needed for most patients with mucinous ovarian cancer in the perioperative setting due to a lack of statistically significant overall survival benefits.

The new playbook details voluntary best practices for value-based care (VBC) payment arrangements and is part of an effort to increase VBC adoption in the private sector.

Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, spoke to the evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment in recent years, as well as ongoing research with potential to impact clinical practice.

Researchers developed a web server that can help predict therapeutic responses to combination lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).