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The head of AHIP sat down with a senator and 3 health care executives for a conversation about payment and access issues at the organization's 2021 Institute and Expo Online.

The average US life expectancy decreased by nearly 2 years from 2018 to 2020, with minority groups affected the most; the FDA will add a rare heart inflammation warning to fact sheets for the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines; a series of expansions to the Medicaid safety-net program is reportedly in consideration.

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

At a session of AHIP 2021 Institute and Expo Online, the head of North Carolina's health and human services department and a health equity policy advisor in the Biden administration discussed how collecting and using data to achieve health equity is ultimately a policy decision.

Christopher Arendt, PhD, head of the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit at Takeda, discusses pathogenesis and characteristics of EGFR exon 20 mutations in metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

A report from Xcenda showed that biosimilars for 8 blockbuster reference biologics have successfully kept drug prices from increasing by an average of 56%, restoring the possibility that biosimilars could achieve significant discounts despite facing several barriers to uptake.

Agility has long been a big buzzword, but its salience and importance has been growing. Gallup’s research on agility finds that there are 7 fundamental shifts common to highly agile leaders—driving these changes through a hospital can help significantly advance a culture of agility.

The Biden administration shifts its planned vaccine donation from 80 million to 55 million vaccines amid ongoing safety review of AstraZeneca doses; a CMS report indicates that nearly 10 million individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP amid the pandemic; significantly more deaths by suicide are reported than combat deaths in the US military.

The national supply of blood is dropping to dangerously low levels nationwide; the Veterans Health Administration will offer gender-affirming surgeries to transgender veterans; several vulnerable states are spotlighted amid the spread of the more transmissible delta COVID-19 variant.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discussed next steps following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including continued expansion of Medicaid benefit coverage and addressing disparities in maternal mortality rates nationwide.

The Accurate Healthcare Insights survey identified notable changes in human resources policies and practices for health care organizations during the pandemic, with technology use projected to increase by 60% compared with prepandemic levels.

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggested several changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) plan benchmark calculations, with the intent to generate yield savings for Medicare, and urged CMS to streamline alternative payment model (APMs) where it can.

The effectiveness of CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine is among the lowest reported; a new report highlights kickbacks and medical industry payments from device makers to surgeons; Australia limits use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60 years.

Camille Hertzka, vice president and head of Oncology, US Medical, AstraZeneca, speaks about the real-world data collection of durvalumab to assess applicability in patients not involved in the PACIFIC trial, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in clinical trials moving forward.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of the annual PwC Behind the Numbers report, which looks ahead at medical cost trends in the United States.

Michael Thorpy, MD, director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, and professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, speaks on the efficacy of solriamfetol observed in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, and which patient groups may best benefit from this therapy.

The debate continues whether or not to go maskless when fully vaccinated; the Delta COVID-19 variant is associated with a 2-fold greater risk of hospitalization; an extra vaccine dose may boost COVID-19 protection in organ transplant recipients.

Anne Marie Morse, DO, pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine specialist, Geisinger, discusses factors contributing to insufficient screening of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with stroke and how a team-based approach fared in expediting diagnosis.

Rajasi Mills, MS, vice president, SleepIQ Health, Sleep Number, speaks on the practical use of Sleep Number 360 smart beds in measuring sleep metrics and leveraging data to identify symptoms characteristic of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

Isabelle Arnulf, MD, PhD, senior neurologist, and professor, Neurology, Sorbonne Universités, Pierre and Marie Curie University, discusses findings of significant improvement observed in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia undergoing lower-sodium oxybate treatment.

An overview of the latest news in Parkinson disease (PD) reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

Katharine Simon, PhD, clinical pediatric psychologist, and postdoctoral researcher, Sleep and Cognition Lab, UC Irvine, explains the influence of the autonomic nervous system on body functions and recommendations for patients experiencing autonomic imbalance and sleep dysregulation.

Shalini Paruthi, MD, medical codirector, St. Luke’s Hospital, Sleep Medicine and Research Center, and cochair of SLEEP 2021, highlights discussion topics that will address best practices for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating common sleep disorders.

Michael Thorpy, MD, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore, and professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses aspects of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale, and how it fared in measuring symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia compared with traditional scales.

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The authors report an approach of outpatient clinic workflow reorganization utilizing simple, inexpensive measures to improve patient engagement and experience in addition to providing a safe setting for patients for clinic visits in the wake of COVID-19.