Most non–inborn errors of metabolism (non-IEM) medical foods (MFs) do not meet the regulatory MF definition and lack scientific evidence for safety and efficacy. Non-IEM MFs are not yet ready for reimbursement by public insurers.
Promoting domestic medical travel to high-quality providers could improve clinical outcomes and reduce long-term healthcare costs.
A cancer therapy stewardship program can be used to improve clinical quality and patient care by emphasizing the importance of value and evidence in oncology.
This paper illustrates how Medicare Advantage plans and accountable care organizations could benefit from adopting innovative care delivery models, and suggests policy changes to accelerate spread.
Because of its often slowly progressive nature, dementia is often included among chronic disease management programs. Yet, for many reasons, its management demands different approaches.
This study analyzes the effect of a managed care program on Medicaid expenditures for children with special healthcare needs using a quasi-experimental design.
This longitudinal observational study found higher team satisfaction with workload to be significantly associated with lower primary care physician turnover.
The race of a telephonic care manager did not impact closure rates for gaps in care among Black Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Placement of patients in an inpatient hospital setting is associated with lower length of stay and mortality at the expense of higher costs.
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, discusses 2026 health care predictions, including AI adoption, GLP-1 demand, MAHA growth, DEI’s return, and policy shifts.
A simple education program was effective in improving the influenza vaccination rate, although vaccination in the previous year was the main predictor of adherence.
The frailty determination of the Adjusted Clinical Groups“diagnoses based predictive model identified frail elders with moderate success compared with a validated screening questionnaire.
Weekend cardiac catheterization availability for inpatients reduced length of stay and maintained quality of care (no excess hazard for weekend cases), but costs were similar.