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News Connection
Genetic Link Found between High Saturated Fat Diet and Obesity Risk
01/28/2010
Kristina Woodworth
Researchers identified a genetic marker that makes carriers more susceptible to increased body mass index and obesity when consuming diets high in saturated fat.
Researchers identified a genetic marker that makes carriers more susceptible to increased body mass index and obesity when consuming diets high in saturated fat.
Researchers identified a genetic...
01/28/2010
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Product Spotlight - Saphris
01/28/2010
Saphris (asenapine) is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for acute treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in adults.
Saphris (asenapine) is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for acute treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in adults.
Saphris (asenapine) is an...
01/28/2010
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Feature
Efficacy and Safety of Nilotinib Compared with Imatinib in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
01/28/2010
Tori Socha
New Orleans—During a late breaking abstract session at the ASH conference, Giuseppe Saglio of the University of Turin, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy, presented results of the ENESTnd (Evaluating Nilotinib Efficacy and Safety in...
New Orleans—During a late breaking abstract session at the ASH conference, Giuseppe Saglio of the University of Turin, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy, presented results of the ENESTnd (Evaluating Nilotinib Efficacy and Safety in...
New Orleans—During a late...
01/28/2010
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Screening for Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer: An Alternative View
01/28/2010
Tori Socha
In an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, Yiwey Shieh, and Ian Thompson, MD, offer insight into the thinking behind screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.   
In an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, Yiwey Shieh, and Ian Thompson, MD, offer insight into the thinking behind screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.   
In an article in the Journal of...
01/28/2010
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Feature
Flat Growth in Healthcare Spending, Drug Approvals
01/21/2010
Charles Boersig
Increases in total national healthcare costs have slowed along with the rest of the economy, but health spending continues to grow faster than gross domestic product (GDP). New National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) data released by the...
Increases in total national healthcare costs have slowed along with the rest of the economy, but health spending continues to grow faster than gross domestic product (GDP). New National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) data released by the...
Increases in total national...
01/21/2010
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News Connection
Mayo: Hold the Medicare
01/21/2010
Charles Boersig
Capping off a year of hard-fought debate over reforming healthcare, and specifically health insurance, the Mayo Clinic made holiday-season headlines with the initiation of a 2-year pilot project involving a 5-physician family practice clinic...
Capping off a year of hard-fought debate over reforming healthcare, and specifically health insurance, the Mayo Clinic made holiday-season headlines with the initiation of a 2-year pilot project involving a 5-physician family practice clinic...
Capping off a year of...
01/21/2010
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Pipeline Projections

PIPELINE PROJECTIONS
Emerging Therapies Reshaping Atopic Dermatitis Care
03/26/2026
Roy Moore
Roy Moore outlines how a rapidly expanding atopic dermatitis pipeline is intensifying competition, reshaping payer strategies, and raising the bar for new therapies.
Roy Moore outlines how a rapidly expanding atopic dermatitis pipeline is intensifying competition, reshaping payer strategies, and raising the bar for new therapies.
Roy Moore outlines how a rapidly...
03/26/2026
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Pipeline Projections
Emerging Migraine Treatments Challenge a Mature Market
11/20/2025
Roy Moore
Roy Moore of Clarivate’s market access team discussed the evolving migraine treatment landscape, highlighting the maturation of the acute and prophylactic markets, the emergence of new therapies such as triptan-COX-2 combinations, gepants,...
Roy Moore of Clarivate’s market access team discussed the evolving migraine treatment landscape, highlighting the maturation of the acute and prophylactic markets, the emergence of new therapies such as triptan-COX-2 combinations, gepants,...
Roy Moore of Clarivate’s market...
11/20/2025
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Pipeline Projections
Pipeline Projections
Redefining Asthma Management With Emerging Anti-Inflammatories
10/01/2025
Roy Moore
Roy Moore, a market access expert, discusses the evolving asthma drug pipeline, highlighting upcoming therapies—including Breztri, depemokimab, and masitinib—their potential to improve adherence and outcomes, payer considerations around cost...
Roy Moore, a market access expert, discusses the evolving asthma drug pipeline, highlighting upcoming therapies—including Breztri, depemokimab, and masitinib—their potential to improve adherence and outcomes, payer considerations around cost...
Roy Moore, a market access...
10/01/2025
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Pipeline Projections
The Shift in MS Care as Biologics and BTK Inhibitors Advance
07/25/2025
Roy Moore
In this edition of Pipeline Projections, Roy Moore breaks down the rapidly evolving landscape of multiple sclerosis treatments—highlighting the shift from injectables to orals, the rise of monoclonal antibodies, and the promise of innovative...
In this edition of Pipeline Projections, Roy Moore breaks down the rapidly evolving landscape of multiple sclerosis treatments—highlighting the shift from injectables to orals, the rise of monoclonal antibodies, and the promise of innovative...
In this edition of Pipeline...
07/25/2025
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How Biosimilars Are Shaping RA Treatment and Reimbursement Strategies
04/29/2025
Roy Moore
In this episode of Pipeline Projections, Roy Moore—Senior Healthcare Research & Data Analyst at Clarivate—discusses the expanding biosimilar pipeline for autoimmune diseases. He highlights recent FDA approvals, formulary and pricing...
In this episode of Pipeline Projections, Roy Moore—Senior Healthcare Research & Data Analyst at Clarivate—discusses the expanding biosimilar pipeline for autoimmune diseases. He highlights recent FDA approvals, formulary and pricing...
In this episode of Pipeline...
04/29/2025
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Behind the Bill

Behind the Bill
HHS Hits Reset on 340B Rebate Model After Court Setbacks
02/11/2026
Juliet Gallagher
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally scrapped its 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program following a series of court rulings that blocked its implementation—signaling a significant pause in one of the most closely...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally scrapped its 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program following a series of court rulings that blocked its implementation—signaling a significant pause in one of the most closely...
The US Department of Health and...
02/11/2026
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Funding Package Extends Medicare Telehealth, Enacts PBM Reforms, and Updates Hospital Oversight
02/05/2026
Juliet Gallagher
On February 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a broad government funding package that includes multi-year extensions for Medicare teleath and hospital-at-home programs, new oversight requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and...
On February 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a broad government funding package that includes multi-year extensions for Medicare teleath and hospital-at-home programs, new oversight requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and...
On February 3, 2026, President...
02/05/2026
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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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