Health Care Delivery

September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In our final episode, we speak with Lyndra Bills, MD, and Shari Hutchison, MS.

The innovative program from the Family Heart Foundation includes being able to order a free test kit for an at-home blood lipid panel and track your results online, as well as the ability to discuss the findings with care navigators and health care providers.

The Center on Health Equity & Access focuses on addressing disparities in health care access, exploring innovative solutions, policies, and research to improve health equity across diverse populations.

Delia Orosco, MS, director of Community Wellness Centers at Inland Empire Health Plan, shares insight into innovative initiatives provided by the wellness centers and their new mobile mammogram clinics.

A study suggests most patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) can take statins without experiencing symptom worsening.

A recent data analysis draws correlations between nurses’ experience of insomnia and presenteeism, and the impact these factors have on patient care.

As hurricane season approaches, doctors, pharmacists, and clinics prepare for treating their patients when accessibility is limited.

The House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act (HR 5526), which would reverse CMS restrictions on mail delivery of cancer medications to Medicare beneficiaries.

Health plans would see savings faster if they switched to etranacogene dezaparvovec sooner, the investigators found.

A RAND study explores innovative approaches to alleviate stress, enhance mental health support, and address financial challenges faced by caregivers of military and veteran populations.

Boarding times in the emergency department (ED) have risen nationally, but the implications for health equity have remained understudied. This study investigated whether prolonged ED boarding contributed to perceived racial discrimination and dissatisfaction with care.

New study provides insights into the relationship between TP53, miR-34a, and NOTCH1 in CLL cells.

September 24 celebrates Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day, which recognizes the importance of screening measures, education, and advocacy in a lesser-known, underdiagnosed cardiovascular condition.

Medicaid coverage was able to help some people lower their blood pressure according to a new study.

The FDA has approved FluMist (AstraZeneca) for self-administration by adults up to age 49 years or for caregiver administration for children aged 2 to 17 years, making it the first self-administered flu vaccine option.

"As CMMI continues to test new equity adjustments, it is important that changes be grounded in scientific principles with extensive testing and validation to ensure the tightest linkage to social needs and health outcomes for underserved communities across the entire US," authors wrote.

Results from a retrospective study compared and explored biomarkers associated with outcomes in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with plasma cell neoplasms.

A recent analysis investigated the state of metabolic disruption experienced by patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), adding to the literature on nutritional and metabolic complications linked to SMA.

A new study demonstrates that the combination of lenalidomide (Revlimid) and obinutuzumab (Gazyva) is effective and well-tolerated in treating relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

The Center on Health Equity & Access covers news spanning health policy, politics, and clinical research, while featuring interviews with expert insights.

Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and persistent albuminuria (PA) exhibited significantly higher levels of urinary angiotensinogen (AGT).

This interview accompanies the third podcast in our National Recovery Month series with Kim MacDonald-Wilson, ScD, CPRP, senior program director, Recovery and Wellness Transformation, and Tracy Carney, CPS, CPRP, senior recovery and resiliency specialist, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization.

Rachel Dalthorp, MD, discusses how zuranolone (Zurzuvae) can improve postpartum depression when compared with previous treatment approaches.

Joseph Alvarnas, MD, of City of Hope, recaps yesterday's Institute for Value-Based Medicine® (IVBM) event on value-based oncology care, emphasizing patient-centered approaches and how attendees can apply these insights in their daily practice.

Clinical decision-making can be difficult for patients with SMA due to the lack of clinical trials comparing treatment options.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the September 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored the factors consumers consider essential for an adequate provider network.

Hospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes.

The US health care system is underperforming despite high spending, and reform is needed in areas like insurance coverage, primary care, and equity to improve overall health outcomes and efficiency.

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022, and the debate over its Medicare-related benefits and impact on the prescription drug market has been raging ever since.

Though magnesium has long been seen as a potential sleep aid, the authors say the new form of magnesium salt may provide a clearer benefit.