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China Study Identifies Few Serious AEs with H1N1 Vaccine
05/13/2011
Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
The outbreak of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 led nations around the world to produce a vaccine against the virus.
The outbreak of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 led nations around the world to produce a vaccine against the virus.
The outbreak of the pandemic...
05/13/2011
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Efficacy of Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine against HPV Infection and Disease in Males
05/13/2011
Kevin L. Carter
Although the human papillomavirus causes infections among males and females, there is a significantly higher occurrence of HPV-caused cancer among males than there is among females, chiefly of the penis, anus, and oropharynx. 
Although the human papillomavirus causes infections among males and females, there is a significantly higher occurrence of HPV-caused cancer among males than there is among females, chiefly of the penis, anus, and oropharynx. 
Although the human...
05/13/2011
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Cost and Consumption of Duloxetine
05/13/2011
Tim Casey
The cost and consumption of duloxetine was lower for patients taking the drug for pain compared with patients taking the medication for major depressive disorder.
The cost and consumption of duloxetine was lower for patients taking the drug for pain compared with patients taking the medication for major depressive disorder.
The cost and consumption of...
05/13/2011
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Improving Outcomes by Measuring and Analyzing Data
05/13/2011
Tim Casey
During a session at the AAPM meeting titled Using Outcomes Data to Improve Patient Care, healthcare professionals emphasized that utilizing the data in an effective manner can help decrease errors, cut costs, and lead to medical advances.
During a session at the AAPM meeting titled Using Outcomes Data to Improve Patient Care, healthcare professionals emphasized that utilizing the data in an effective manner can help decrease errors, cut costs, and lead to medical advances.
During a session at the AAPM...
05/13/2011
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Abuse Potential in Extended-Release Oxymorphone and Controlled-Release Oxycodone
05/13/2011
Tim Casey
A study found that healthy, nondependent, recreational opioid users who took single oral doses of extended-release oxymorphone may be at a lower risk for potentially abusing opioids than those who took equal doses of controlled-release...
A study found that healthy, nondependent, recreational opioid users who took single oral doses of extended-release oxymorphone may be at a lower risk for potentially abusing opioids than those who took equal doses of controlled-release...
A study found that healthy,...
05/13/2011
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Using a Fixed OR Team to Perform Consecutive Similar Surgeries
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
Efficient use of surgical resources includes effective scheduling of procedures, but surgical scheduling is complicated by variation and uncertainty in procedure times. According to researchers, if variation in procedure time could be...
Efficient use of surgical resources includes effective scheduling of procedures, but surgical scheduling is complicated by variation and uncertainty in procedure times. According to researchers, if variation in procedure time could be...
Efficient use of surgical...
05/13/2011
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Use of Hospice among Men Dying of Prostate Cancer
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
End-of-life care using the hospice model seeks to control pain, promote patient and family-centered care and autonomy, and address spiritual needs as death nears. Since hospice care was added as a Medicare entitlement in 1983, the proportion...
End-of-life care using the hospice model seeks to control pain, promote patient and family-centered care and autonomy, and address spiritual needs as death nears. Since hospice care was added as a Medicare entitlement in 1983, the proportion...
End-of-life care using the...
05/13/2011
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Fidaxomicin Comparable to Vancomycin and Provides More Durable Disease Resolution
05/13/2011
Mary Beth Nierengarten
Results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial [N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (5):422-431] show that fidaxomicin confers similar rates of clinical cure compared with vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection,...
Results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial [N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (5):422-431] show that fidaxomicin confers similar rates of clinical cure compared with vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection,...
Results of a prospective,...
05/13/2011
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Elevated Myocardial Enzymes after CABG Are Associated with Increased Mortality Risk, Study Says
05/13/2011
Jill Sederstorm
A new analysis of creatine kinase (CK-MB) and troponin levels in patients who received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery found that elevated levels of the myocardial enzymes within 24 hours after surgery were associated with an...
A new analysis of creatine kinase (CK-MB) and troponin levels in patients who received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery found that elevated levels of the myocardial enzymes within 24 hours after surgery were associated with an...
A new analysis of creatine...
05/13/2011
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End-of-Life Costs among Patients with Heart Failure in Canada
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
In 2004-2005, heart failure (HF) was the fourth most expensive medical condition in hospital costs in Canada. 
In 2004-2005, heart failure (HF) was the fourth most expensive medical condition in hospital costs in Canada. 
In 2004-2005, heart failure (HF)...
05/13/2011
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Study Identifies Strategies to Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral Rates in Coronary Artery Disease
05/13/2011
Kristina Woodworth
A Canadian study of patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease has reported that a combination of automatic referral for cardiac rehabilitation upon hospital discharge and liaison referral through healthcare providers improved...
A Canadian study of patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease has reported that a combination of automatic referral for cardiac rehabilitation upon hospital discharge and liaison referral through healthcare providers improved...
A Canadian study of patients...
05/13/2011
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Hospice Profit Status and Patient Diagnosis/Utilization Profile
05/13/2011
Trisha Lee
During the past decade, for-profit hospice agencies soared in number, while the number of nonprofit hospices remained virtually unchanged.
During the past decade, for-profit hospice agencies soared in number, while the number of nonprofit hospices remained virtually unchanged.
During the past decade,...
05/13/2011
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Carotid Artery Stenting Compared with Carotid Endarterectomy
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
Guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association endorse carotid artery stenting (CAS) as a reasonable alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of carotid artery occlusive disease. The guidelines...
Guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association endorse carotid artery stenting (CAS) as a reasonable alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of carotid artery occlusive disease. The guidelines...
Guidelines from the American...
05/13/2011
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Utilization of Resources and Characteristics of Patients with Recurrent Readmissions to Children’s Hospitals
05/13/2011
Sylvia Jenkins
Hospital readmission is increasingly considered an indicator of quality care and a factor in rising healthcare costs. Children routinely cared for at children’s hospitals are at risk for readmission if they have complex chronic conditions.
Hospital readmission is increasingly considered an indicator of quality care and a factor in rising healthcare costs. Children routinely cared for at children’s hospitals are at risk for readmission if they have complex chronic conditions.
Hospital readmission is...
05/13/2011
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Screening for Skin Cancer by Dermatologists, Internists, and Family Practitioners
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
The most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States is skin cancer. The most common forms of the disease are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma; together the 2 forms account for >1 million new cases each year. The most...
The most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States is skin cancer. The most common forms of the disease are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma; together the 2 forms account for >1 million new cases each year. The most...
The most frequently diagnosed...
05/13/2011
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Association of Outcomes with Time to Transfer among Trauma Patients
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
Trauma systems are designed to achieve the best outcomes for injured patients by establishing triage procedures to assign patients to appropriate levels of care, defining patterns for transport both prehospital and interhospital, and...
Trauma systems are designed to achieve the best outcomes for injured patients by establishing triage procedures to assign patients to appropriate levels of care, defining patterns for transport both prehospital and interhospital, and...
Trauma systems are designed to...
05/13/2011
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Aspirin Less Costly than No Treatment; Proton Pump Inhibitors Not Cost-Effective
05/13/2011
Jill Sederstorm
A new cost-utility analysis investigating the use of aspirin and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention found that treatment with aspirin was less costly and more effective than no treatment at all for...
A new cost-utility analysis investigating the use of aspirin and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention found that treatment with aspirin was less costly and more effective than no treatment at all for...
A new cost-utility analysis...
05/13/2011
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Disparities in Care and Survival for Patients with Early-Stage HCC
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
In recent years, there has been an increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. Survival in patients with advanced HCC has an overall 5-year rate of 5%; patients diagnosed in the early stages of HCC have the...
In recent years, there has been an increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. Survival in patients with advanced HCC has an overall 5-year rate of 5%; patients diagnosed in the early stages of HCC have the...
In recent years, there has been...
05/13/2011
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Follow-Up in Older Adults after Fecal Occult Blood Test
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
Mortality rates from colorectal cancer can be reduced with utilization of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT). The low-risk test is only effective when patients who have an abnormal result are followed up with a complete evaluation with a...
Mortality rates from colorectal cancer can be reduced with utilization of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT). The low-risk test is only effective when patients who have an abnormal result are followed up with a complete evaluation with a...
Mortality rates from colorectal...
05/13/2011
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Inpatient Operating Room Procedures in Hospitals in the United States in 2007
05/13/2011
Tori Socha
Because operating room procedures are highly invasive and expensive, understanding OR procedures provides information about how healthcare resources are used.
Because operating room procedures are highly invasive and expensive, understanding OR procedures provides information about how healthcare resources are used.
Because operating room...
05/13/2011
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Topical Diclofenac Sodium 1% Gel Has Favorable Tolerability Profile
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
National Harbor, Maryland—Patients with knee or hand osteoarthritis (OA) generally tolerated topical diclofenac sodium 1% gel (DSG) and had only mild adverse events (AEs) that did not require additional treatment, according to a pooled...
National Harbor, Maryland—Patients with knee or hand osteoarthritis (OA) generally tolerated topical diclofenac sodium 1% gel (DSG) and had only mild adverse events (AEs) that did not require additional treatment, according to a pooled...
National Harbor,...
04/18/2011
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Effectively Managing Chronic Pain
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
When treating patients who suffer from chronic pain, clinicians must consider biologic, psychological, and social factors that contribute to the condition. 
When treating patients who suffer from chronic pain, clinicians must consider biologic, psychological, and social factors that contribute to the condition. 
When treating patients who...
04/18/2011
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Opioids and Other Treatments to Manage Osteoarthritis
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
National Harbor, Maryland—Although there is no known cure for osteoarthritis (OA), there are several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments used to manage the disease and its symptoms. At the AAPM meeting, researchers discussed the...
National Harbor, Maryland—Although there is no known cure for osteoarthritis (OA), there are several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments used to manage the disease and its symptoms. At the AAPM meeting, researchers discussed the...
National Harbor,...
04/18/2011
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Long-Term Care Requires a Coordinated Long-Term Support Program
04/18/2011
Christina Loguidice
Arlington, Virginia—Providing long-term care (LTC) services to the aging population will become increasingly challenging as 76 million baby boomers approach retirement age. The Urban Institute estimates that 21 million of these individuals...
Arlington, Virginia—Providing long-term care (LTC) services to the aging population will become increasingly challenging as 76 million baby boomers approach retirement age. The Urban Institute estimates that 21 million of these individuals...
Arlington, Virginia—Providing...
04/18/2011
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Cancer Services for Medicaid Patients in District of Columbia
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
Arlington, Virginia—To address oncology services issues in communities involving Medicaid and other low-income patients, stakeholders must work together to identify problems and offer solutions, according to healthcare professionals at the...
Arlington, Virginia—To address oncology services issues in communities involving Medicaid and other low-income patients, stakeholders must work together to identify problems and offer solutions, according to healthcare professionals at the...
Arlington, Virginia—To address...
04/18/2011
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New Jersey’s Medicaid Managed Care Plans Adapt to New Regulations
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
In New Jersey, 75% of the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in 1 of 4 managed care plans. Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, the state and plans have worked together to understand the law’s...
In New Jersey, 75% of the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in 1 of 4 managed care plans. Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2010, the state and plans have worked together to understand the law’s...
In New Jersey, 75% of the...
04/18/2011
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Money Follows the Person Program and Reduced Medicaid Costs
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
Since Money Follows the Person (MFP) began 6 years ago, 42 states and the District of Columbia have participated in the program and received $1.7 billion in funding to develop home- and community-based services (HCBS) for the Medicaid...
Since Money Follows the Person (MFP) began 6 years ago, 42 states and the District of Columbia have participated in the program and received $1.7 billion in funding to develop home- and community-based services (HCBS) for the Medicaid...
Since Money Follows the Person...
04/18/2011
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Medicaid Health Plans and ACOs
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid health plans and providers could benefit with the formation and potential proliferation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the next few years, according to Bob Wychulis, chief executive officer of...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid health plans and providers could benefit with the formation and potential proliferation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the next few years, according to Bob Wychulis, chief executive officer of...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid...
04/18/2011
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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
Arlington, Virginia—In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lost an estimated $24.1 billion (7.8%) of the claims it paid to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse, which helped prompt the government to place more emphasis on...
Arlington, Virginia—In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lost an estimated $24.1 billion (7.8%) of the claims it paid to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse, which helped prompt the government to place more emphasis on...
Arlington, Virginia—In 2009, the...
04/18/2011
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Electronic Health Records in the Medicaid Population
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
For the past few years, information technology (IT) initiatives have become a hot topic in the healthcare industry, with advocates pointing out the benefits of using technology to improve care and run more efficient practices.
For the past few years, information technology (IT) initiatives have become a hot topic in the healthcare industry, with advocates pointing out the benefits of using technology to improve care and run more efficient practices.
For the past few years,...
04/18/2011
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Racial Disparities in Odds of 30-Day Hospital Readmission in a Medicare Population
04/18/2011
Tori Socha
It has been well documented that racial disparities exist in healthcare, but little is known about disparities in rates of hospital readmissions between black patients and white patients. Reducing readmissions has gained attention as a policy...
It has been well documented that racial disparities exist in healthcare, but little is known about disparities in rates of hospital readmissions between black patients and white patients. Reducing readmissions has gained attention as a policy...
It has been well documented that...
04/18/2011
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Screening Mammography in Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer
04/18/2011
Tori Socha
Women with a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC) are at risk of developing second breast cancers. The second cancers can be ipsilateral (in-breast recurrence or new ipsilateral cancer) or contralateral. The risk of a second breast cancer...
Women with a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC) are at risk of developing second breast cancers. The second cancers can be ipsilateral (in-breast recurrence or new ipsilateral cancer) or contralateral. The risk of a second breast cancer...
Women with a personal history of...
04/18/2011
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Breast Cancer Treatment with SLND Alone Shows Similar Survival Rates to ALND
04/18/2011
Mary Mihalovic
Among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis, the use of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) alone was shown to be noninferior in terms of survival compared with the standard treatment, axillary lymph node dissection...
Among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis, the use of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) alone was shown to be noninferior in terms of survival compared with the standard treatment, axillary lymph node dissection...
Among women with invasive breast...
04/18/2011
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Cost-Effectiveness of Supportive Counseling with Smoking Cessation Interventions
04/18/2011
Tori Socha
There are approximately 440,000 deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD) each year in the United States, and smoking is the most preventable risk factor in the development of CHD. The association of smoking with acute myocardial infarction...
There are approximately 440,000 deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD) each year in the United States, and smoking is the most preventable risk factor in the development of CHD. The association of smoking with acute myocardial infarction...
There are approximately 440,000...
04/18/2011
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Latest Tracking Poll Shows Little Change in Views of Healthcare Reform Law
04/18/2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010. The latest tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that despite ongoing efforts by the federal government to educate the American...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010. The latest tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that despite ongoing efforts by the federal government to educate the American...
The Patient Protection and...
04/18/2011
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Medicaid Beneficiaries and Serious Mental Illness
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid patients with serious mental illness are less inclined to adhere to their medications, visit providers, and undergo preventive services. Many also have chronic conditions and risk factors such as smoking, poor...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid patients with serious mental illness are less inclined to adhere to their medications, visit providers, and undergo preventive services. Many also have chronic conditions and risk factors such as smoking, poor...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid...
04/18/2011
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Medicaid Enrollment Expected to Increase by 16 Million in 8 Years
04/18/2011
Tim Casey
The Congressional Budget Office and other forecasters estimate that by 2019 an additional 16 million people in the United States will enroll in Medicaid, thanks to provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a...
The Congressional Budget Office and other forecasters estimate that by 2019 an additional 16 million people in the United States will enroll in Medicaid, thanks to provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a...
The Congressional Budget Office...
04/18/2011
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Behind the Bill

Behind the Bill
The Senate’s $3 Trillion Deal. Tax Relief Now, Medicaid Coverage Loss Later?
07/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After...
07/02/2025
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Behind the Bill
When a Cap Isn’t Just a Cap: How a Provider Tax Proposal Could Reshape Medicaid Financing
06/25/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most...
06/25/2025
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Behind the Bill
Rewriting the Safety Net? Inside the Senate’s Changes to Medicaid and the ACA
06/18/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve...
06/18/2025
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Behind the Bill
How States Might Respond to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
06/11/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill...
06/11/2025
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Behind the Bill
Is the Affordable Care Act on the Chopping Block? What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tells Us.
06/04/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of...
06/04/2025
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Behind the Bill
From House to Senate: The Journey of Cutting Medicaid
05/28/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of...
05/28/2025
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Behind the Bill
Eligibility, Paperwork, and Penalties: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Medicaid ‘Reform’
05/21/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week...
05/21/2025
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Behind the Bill
A Busy Week in Drug Pricing Policy: Aligning US Drug Prices With Global Standards?
05/14/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for...
05/14/2025
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BEHIND THE BILL
When Agencies Lose Power: How 3 Seismic Shifts are Transforming Pharmaceutical Regulation
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months,...
05/07/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Medicare Paradox, Part 3: Strategic Trade Doesn’t Have to be a Zero-Sum Game
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve...
05/07/2025
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In this interview, an expert discusses the importance of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) in homecare services. EVV ensures accurate documentation of homecare visits, leading to improved patient outcomes and quality of care. Medicaid has a...
In this interview, an expert discusses the importance of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) in homecare services. EVV ensures accurate documentation of homecare visits, leading to improved patient outcomes and quality of care. Medicaid has a...
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From Indolent to Aggressive: Understanding Lymphoma Transformation
04/09/2024
Hannah Musick
“Histologic transformation of indolent lymphoma to aggressive lymphoma, most commonly DLBCL, represents a well-recognized event,” said researchers. “While work in the past decade has shed light on many of the genetic and biological changes of...
“Histologic transformation of indolent lymphoma to aggressive lymphoma, most commonly DLBCL, represents a well-recognized event,” said researchers. “While work in the past decade has shed light on many of the genetic and biological changes of...
“Histologic transformation of...
04/09/2024
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Hospital Costs May Be Higher for Patients With Private Insurance
05/14/2024
Hannah Musick
A recent research report reveals that individuals with private health insurance pay 254% more for hospital procedures than Medicare rates, leading to potentially increased costs for millions of Americans.
A recent research report reveals that individuals with private health insurance pay 254% more for hospital procedures than Medicare rates, leading to potentially increased costs for millions of Americans.
A recent research report reveals...
05/14/2024
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Fitusiran Prophylaxis Shows Promise for Protection Against Bleeding for Patients With Hemophilia A or B
06/05/2024
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
A phase 3 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of fitusiran in males with hemophilia A or B who were receiving bypassing agent (BPA)/clotting factor concentrate (CFC) prophylaxis.
A phase 3 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of fitusiran in males with hemophilia A or B who were receiving bypassing agent (BPA)/clotting factor concentrate (CFC) prophylaxis.
A phase 3 study evaluated the...
06/05/2024
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The Efficacy and Safety of an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) Inhibitor, BI 1015550, in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): A Phase 2 Clinical Trial
07/24/2024
This infographic summarizes a recent Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of an oral phosphodiesterase inhibitor in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
This infographic summarizes a recent Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of an oral phosphodiesterase inhibitor in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
This infographic summarizes a...
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