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AJMC® in the Press, April 14, 2017
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research in the healthcare and mainstream press.
The Gainesville Sun depicted the stories of patients with Parkinson’s disease and their family members in an article titled “Parkinson’s patients: The fight of their lives.” As it discussed the disease’s progression and the importance of early diagnosis, it cited research from The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) that indicated exercise and physical therapy can slow the progression of Parkinson’s. The report, “Early Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Opportunities for Managed Care,” was published in the September 2012 AJMC® supplement issue “Best Practices for Treating Parkinson’s Disease: A Focus on Symptoms and Considerations.”
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April 15th 2025Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
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ACOs’ Focus on Rooting Out Fraud Aligns With CMS Vision Under Oz
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