Mark Zitter Addresses How Oncology Payers Are Becoming Stricter About Covered Therapies

Elinzanetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms, known as hot flashes, compared with placebo across body mass index (BMI) and smoking status subgroups.

Using 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.

These advances are designed to improve uptake of biomarker-driven cancer care and reduce treatment delays.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.

While findings around hospital and emergency department use were similar at the individual and neighborhood levels, the use of outpatient services differed.

Progression-free survival improvement and drug costs make zanubrutinib a more cost-effective option in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), new research suggests.