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Building Community and Advancing Care at MDA 2025One of the major highlights of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference is that invaluable networking opportunities can help clinicians elevate their own best practices.
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Cost Analysis of Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Nonintensively Managed Type 2 DiabetesAnalysis of claims data showed reduced utilization and costs among patients with nonintensively managed type 2 diabetes using self-monitoring of blood glucose compared with continuous glucose monitoring.
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Climate Change Impacts Allergy Health Risks: Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-CGary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, discussed the correlation between climate change and allergy health risks.
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The Effect of Medicare Eligibility on Diagnosis of Chronic ConditionsMedicare coverage did not necessarily lead to increased diagnosis of chronic conditions.
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Sotatercept Shows Right Heart Gains in PAH: Anjali Vaidya, MDNew findings reveal sotatercept's significant benefits for right ventricular function and tricuspid regurgitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Addressing STIs Through Managed Care: Opportunities in Medicaid and BeyondMedicaid and other managed care organizations could take several key steps to respond to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic in the US, including congenital syphilis.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prior Authorizations for Patients With CancerThe prior authorization process for patients with cancer demonstrates fewer days until submission and lower denial rates for Asian patients relative to White patients.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient MixOn this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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Using Data Exchange to Improve Quality Reporting, Target Outreach, and Reduce CostCovered California and Health Net’s novel data exchange initiative significantly improved quality measurement and potentially reduced costs by more than $640,000.
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Investigating Real-world Consequences of Biases in Commonly Used Clinical CalculatorsClinical calculators that do not include demographic variables may be biased, and their equity should be understood in the context of clinical guidelines.
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Child and Adolescent Obesity Exacerbated During the COVID-19 PandemicThe aim of the study was to not only observe the disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic but also to draw attention to the issue to drive real, lasting change.
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Assessing Surveillance Utilization and Value in Commercially Insured Patients With Colorectal CancerTrends in surveillance testing after treatment for colorectal cancer remained relatively stable recently, and patients who overutilized surveillance measures had quicker recurrence detection but higher costs.
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Key Takeaways for the Management of HIV PrEPA panel of experts share closing thoughts and advice for the management and uptake of HIV PrEP therapy.
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Continuously Updated Forecasting of SARS-CoV-2 in a Regional Health SystemThis study presents a methodology for forecasting demand of COVID-19 on health resources in an integrated health system.
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The Persistent Pandemic of Violence Against Health Care WorkersThe problem of violence against health care workers has escalated across the world, and tackling this issue requires the support of administrators.
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A Scoping Review of US Insurers’ Use of Patient-Reported OutcomesThis scoping review found 350 articles that discuss US health insurance providers’ use of patient-reported outcomes about health-related quality of life.
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Characteristics of Accountable Care Organizations’ Preferred Skilled Nursing Facility NetworksMedicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.
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Improving Access and Care for All Patients With Atopic DermatitisPanelists discuss how successful access initiatives include integrated specialty pharmacies, community-based clinics, clinical trial opportunities, telehealth services, and financial assistance programs like 340B to serve underserved populations with atopic dermatitis.
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Role of APPs in Shared Decision-Making in Alzheimer DiseasePanelists discuss how APPs strengthen shared decision-making through education and compassionate communication.
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A Kidney Diagnostic’s Impact on Physician Decision-making in Diabetic Kidney DiseaseThe KidneyIntelX test would affect primary care physician (PCP) decision-making, and PCPs would use the results of KidneyIntelX more than albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate when making decisions about diabetic kidney disease management.
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Exploratory Study of Selected Stakeholder Insights Into Continuous Glucose Monitoring in T2D With Risk-Sharing AgreementsA small expert panel was selected to share professional experiences with risk-sharing agreements and advance the cost-effective utilization of continuous glucose monitoring–centered care in type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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CMS Practice Assessment Tool Validity for Alternative Payment ModelsUsing data from 632 primary care practices, the authors show that the CMS Practice Assessment Tool has adequate predictive validity for participation in alternative payment models.
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Contributor: The Price of Mental WellnessConsidering the personal, societal, and economic toll of treatment-resistant depression, we must make it easier to access medicines and care that provide value, both for the patient and for the health care system.
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Contributor: ACO Success—Driving Better Outcomes and Liberating CliniciansPhysicians have been facing increasing workloads making it difficult to practice medicine as they were trained, but an accountable care organization might provide an opportunity for real change to deliver high-value, compassionate care.
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Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars: Case Study on FilgrastimPrevious studies have found modest uptake of biosimilars in both commercial and Medicare populations. This study finds that the uptake varies between the rural and urban provider settings.
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Income Differences Between Locations of 340B Entities and Contract PharmaciesThe authors find that 340B-covered hospitals and grantees are contracting mainly with pharmacies in significantly more affluent neighborhoods than their own.
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Association Between Screening for Suspected COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes of Patients Revisiting the Emergency DepartmentPatients who revisit the emergency department shortly after discharge are at high risk for complications and death, exacerbated by COVID-19 screening workload. Detection efforts impact outcomes.
