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States that are unable to accelerate their efforts to slow Medicaid spending will face long-term budget imbalances, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

An immunotherapy developed by Amgen and approved by the FDA for the treatment of acute lymhoblastic leukemia in December 2014 has now received coverage assurance from Medicare, following an initial rejection.

The move comes after Sanofi and Regeneron spent $67.5 million to move ahead of the main competitor in the FDA approval process.

Despite harsh measures imposed by the Eurogroup, a third bailout is arguably a better scenario from the perspective of access to healthcare in Greece than a potential exit from the Eurozone.

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey found 70% of Americans prefer that Medicare's benefit structure remain intact.

A patient's experience with hospital care and quality of integrated care delivery over time was related to quality of life 3 months after discharge from the hospital, according to a new study.

Researchers in Boston have started collecting blood samples from newborn infants with the intent to sequence their entire genome

Critics of Coke's financial support said its was not transparent until scholars forced its revelation, and that it's a gambit to steer attention away from the role of soda in the nation's epidemic of diabetes and obesity.

The approach for assessing hospital penalties under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program might need to be reconsidered in order to achieve the intended goal of the program.

The top stories in managed care, including what providers really think about the use of quality metrics, readmission rates for Medicare patients, and preventing drug-resistant infections.

Access to workplace wellness programs has been on the rise, but employers and providers still face steep challenges that can prevent these programs from being worth the investment.

Policy makers who are creating initiatives to prevent the very costly and too frequent trips some patients take to the hospital may be examining a population that is actually smaller than they might realize.

The network, PEDSnet, combines big data from electronic health records with family engagement

The CDC report underscores last year's recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. American teenagers are not getting enough sleep because in most places the school days start too early.

Donald Trump's call to "get rid of the artificial lines" references a discussion about the optional federal insurance charter, which has been going on in business circles for more than 15 years.

An emergency department screening and testing program based on birth cohort screening and injectable drug use found a high prevalence of the hepatitis C virus antibody among the cohorts tested, and identified several barriers to clinical implementation of the process.

Older adults in rural areas face a number of barriers to getting treatment for mental health issues, such as generalized anxiety disorder, but the use of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy can yield significant results.

Results from the CHAARTED trial have found that 6 cycles of chemotherapy combined with ADT early in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer significantly improved overall survival than with ADT alone.

Households that received financial help for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act are now having tax return issues, which could jeopardize their eligibility for subsidies next year.

Younger patients and those who have been diagnosed less than 5 years are less likely to follow guidelines for regular eye exams, despite the risk of blindness.

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Defining what is "medically necessary" is a judgment call, and patients may lack access to the criteria insurers use to make coverage decisions.

In a study published in the journal Medical Care, authors identify improved outcomes following acute events among enrollees in the STAR+PLUS program.

Safety net hospitals in California are using a car manufacturer's model to improve efficiency while saving on care costs.

With a deadline less than 2 months away, researchers with Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange found that only 20% of physician practices have started or completed testing for the transition to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

Half of primary care providers have generally negative views when it comes to the increased reliance on quality metrics to assess their performance, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund and Kaiser Family Foundation.

A retrospective study in The Lancet Oncology has identified a strong correlation between reduced risk of endometrial cancer and oral contraceptive agents.

Without nationwide improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing, drug-resistant infections and C. difficile are expected to increase, but coordinated efforts could prevent 619,000 infections over 5 years.

Patient safety is often at risk during the emergency department to inpatient physician handoff process, which can be subject to complex challenges.

Using an appointment-based medication synchronization program can improve adherence rates among patients taking chronic medications, according to a new study published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.