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CMS has released proposed changes for the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Programs that help build a better, smarter healthcare system and move the Medicare program toward paying providers based on quality of care.

Project to research better way to treat neutropenia is 1 of 5 to get latest funding from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Eligible healthcare professionals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year will have additional time to attest to meaningful use, according to an announcement from CMS.

H&R Block, the largest consumer tax preparer, said those who underestimated their 2014 income must repay an average of $530. Those who failed to get coverage at all must pay an average penalty of $172.

The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute determined that the total cancer burden was highest among people in the 50-59 years age bracket, men who have sex with men, those living 5 or more years with AIDS, and non-Hispanic blacks. But the largest excess burden was among people 15-29 years old.

The governing body for public health in the UK, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has refused to fund Provenge citing a high-price for the benefit the tretament provides. This may not be the best news for Valeant Pharmaceuticals which recently bought the regimen from the bankrupt Dendreon Corp.

A study published in the journal Cancer provides insights that may help physicians understand patients' preferences regarding their care, which may be crucial for optimizing patient participation in treatment decisions.

For decades, hospital executives across the country have justified expensive renovation and expansion projects by saying they will lead to better patient reviews and recommendations.

The difference in uninsured rates in states that have embraced the Affordable Care Act and those that have not became even starker in 2014, according to new results from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

The study, conducted in 2 separate patient cohorts at St. Jude Children's Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group and published in the The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that children with gene variants in the CEP72 gene were more sensitive to vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Interim analysis of a clinical trial evaluating adjuvant sorafenib, sunitinib or placebo in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma found the recurrence rates and the disease-free survival were similar between all three treatment regimens.

The president of the UCLA Health System, which is still contending with the outbreak of a superbug that infected 7 patients and killed 2, is stepping down from his position for a new appointment as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System.

A study published today in JAMA suggests that former long-term smokers who have quit for more than 15 years would benefit from access to the lung cancer screening recently approved for coverage by Medicare; however, these smokers no longer meet the criteria.

Study results showed participants receiving Farydak with bortezomib and dexamethasone saw a progression-free survival for about 10.6 months,compared to 5.8 months in participants treated with bortezomib and dexamethasone alone.

"The growth of ORIEN coincides with President Obama's announcement and the recognition that molecularly targeted medicine holds tremendous promise for all disease, particularly cancer," said Michael Caligiuri, MD, director of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and CEO of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

The deals, with Flexus and Rigel, will add another molecule to the company's immunotherapy pipeline and also provide access to a TGF-beta receptor inhibitor to be used in combination with Yervoy and Opdivo.

With the availability of government incentives, electronic health record use among hospital emergency departments and outpatient departments increased sharply from 2006 to 2011, according to a new analysis from the National Center on Health Statistics.

While physicians recognize medication adherence is an extremely important factor in clinical outcomes for patients with chronic conditions, respondents in a new survey seemed to overestimate the medication adherence and persistence of their own patients.

The TAS-102 RECOURSE trial met the primary efficacy endpoint of statistically significant improvement in overall survival versus placebo, and the results of the trial form the basis of the NDA.

The Medicare prescription-drug benefit introduced in 2006 saved an estimated 19,000 to 27,000 lives in its first year by expanding access to medications that treat cardiovascular killers like strokes and heart disease.

The federal government sent incorrect tax information to about 800,000 people who purchased health insurance last year through HealthCare.gov and asked them to delay filing their returns, Obama administration officials said Friday.

According to a healthcare consultant, hospitals that handle high patient volume tend to receive lower patient satisfaction scores than the smaller, specialty hospitals. The discrepancy in the patient demographic and the kind of procedures being conducted need to be considered when evaluating hospitals, experts think.

Governors in states without their own exchanges admit they have no fallback option if the Supreme Court takes away subsidies from an estimated 8 million consumers.

At the 26th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment in Paris, France, earlier this month, oncologists deliberated on the current understanding of metastatic colorectal cancer and the available treatment options. Recent work has shown that there are 4 or 5 different subtypes of the disease, which may call for personalized therapeutic strategies.

The national medical bill may be back to growing faster than gross domestic product. After 5 years of historically slow growth, new data show US healthcare spending accelerated significantly in 2014.

Why Medicaid expansion represents an opportunity to improve the welfare of the poorest Americans, who are still recovering from the Great Recession.

Healthcare organizations and providers are still largely confused, or at least slow, when it comes to effective patient portals and other technologies that may help spur better patient engagement.

Hospital super utilizers in Pennsylvania account for $761 million of the state's Medicare and Medicaid expenditures for inpatient stays, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of February 16, 2015, including extended open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act and shared decision-making for cancer treatments.

A Wall Street Journal analysis found many long-term hospitals discharge a disproportionate share of patients during the time when hospitals stand to make the most.