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What We're Reading: Australia and HPV Success; HDHP Slows; Pre-Existing Conditions and GOP Candidates
Cervical cancer could be eliminated in Australia within the next 2 decades because of a free government program to vaccinate children against the human papillomavirus; employers have slowed enrollment in high-deductible health plans amid a very tight labor market and a postponement of a tax on healthcare coverage; President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law is threatening Republicans in the midterms who have spent years railing against it and seeking its repeal.
Australia on Track to Eliminate Cervival Cancer
Cervical cancer could be eliminated in Australia within the next 2 decades because of a free government program to vaccinate children against the human papillomavirus, The New York Times reported. By 2028, fewer than 4 women in every 100,000 could be diagnosed with cervical cancer annually in Australia, according to a study in The Lancet Public Health, and by 2066, fewer than 1 woman per year could receive that diagnosis. The vaccination program was implemented in schools nationwide.
Employers Slowing Enrollment in High-Deductible Health Plans
Employers have slowed enrollment in high-deductible health plans amid a very tight labor market and a postponement of a tax on healthcare coverage, according to Kaiser Health News. In some cases, companies have reinstated more traditional plans as a strong job market gives workers more leverage. A return to more generous healthcare coverage is unlikely, however.
GOP Candidates Attempt Balancing Act Between ACA Repeal Efforts, Popularity of Pre-Existing Conditions Protection
President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law is threatening Republicans in the midterms who have spent years railing against it and seeking its repeal, The Washington Post reported. Some are scrambling to demonstrate they support one of the law’s most popular features—protections from discrimination based on pre-existing health conditions—when they are also actively continuing to support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Urticaria Diagnosis Challenged by Overlapping Pruritic Skin Conditions
April 23rd 2025Urticaria is complicated to diagnose by its symptomatic overlap with other skin conditions and the frequent misclassification in literature of distinct pathologies like vasculitic urticaria and bullous pemphigus.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient Mix
April 22nd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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Personalized Care Key as Tirzepatide Use Expands Rapidly
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
April 23rd 2025Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are increasingly playing the role of data sleuths as they identify and report trends of anomalous billing in hopes of salvaging their shared savings. This mission dovetails with that of CMS, which under the new administration plans to prioritize rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
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