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Escaping the Black Hole: Why Post-Acute Blind Spots Are Hospitals’ Biggest Value-Based Risk
09/26/2025
To succeed under new CMS value-based care models, hospitals must close the “post-acute black hole” by improving data exchange, strengthening care transitions, building high-quality post-acute partnerships, and leveraging predictive and...
To succeed under new CMS value-based care models, hospitals must close the “post-acute black hole” by improving data exchange, strengthening care transitions, building high-quality post-acute partnerships, and leveraging predictive and...
To succeed under new CMS...
09/26/2025
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Employers Want More From Their Health Plans for Cancer—Here’s What That Looks Like and How It Drives Down Costs
05/20/2025
Othman Laraki
Health plans may face difficulties managing cancer’s impact on employers and members today, but end-to-end cancer programs—spanning early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship—can deliver the proactive interventions needed to keep...
Health plans may face difficulties managing cancer’s impact on employers and members today, but end-to-end cancer programs—spanning early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship—can deliver the proactive interventions needed to keep...
Health plans may face...
05/20/2025
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Improving Value-Based Care With Contract Lifecycle Management
03/20/2025
Tom Cowen
Effective value-based contracts require clear definitions, structured data, and automation through contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions to streamline negotiation, ensure transparency, and adapt to evolving health care policies and...
Effective value-based contracts require clear definitions, structured data, and automation through contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions to streamline negotiation, ensure transparency, and adapt to evolving health care policies and...
Effective value-based contracts...
03/20/2025
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Equitable Health Care in 2025: Experts Share a Vision for Inclusive and Accessible Care
01/23/2025
Experts weigh in on how advancements in AI, smart technology, and innovative care models will drive equitable health care in 2025 by improving access, reducing disparities, and enhancing patient outcomes across underserved populations.
Experts weigh in on how advancements in AI, smart technology, and innovative care models will drive equitable health care in 2025 by improving access, reducing disparities, and enhancing patient outcomes across underserved populations.
Experts weigh in on how...
01/23/2025
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2024 Trends and 2025 Predictions: Insights From Health Care Leaders on Advancing Medicare, AI Solutions, and Clinical Data Utilization
12/27/2024
In this exclusive commentary for First Report Managed Care, health experts and business leaders explore how advancements in Medicare Advantage, ambient intelligence, generative AI, cybersecurity, risk adjustment, precision oncology, and AI...
In this exclusive commentary for First Report Managed Care, health experts and business leaders explore how advancements in Medicare Advantage, ambient intelligence, generative AI, cybersecurity, risk adjustment, precision oncology, and AI...
In this exclusive commentary for...
12/27/2024
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Easing the Nursing Shortage Burden With Wins on Quality, Cost, Scale
07/10/2024
Already challenged with cost, care, and administrative pressures, health care organizations are now staring down a daunting talent supply-and-demand gap. This shortage will negatively affect affordability and access to care for consumers and...
Already challenged with cost, care, and administrative pressures, health care organizations are now staring down a daunting talent supply-and-demand gap. This shortage will negatively affect affordability and access to care for consumers and...
Already challenged with cost,...
07/10/2024
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Making Contract Management Work in a Value-Based Care Environment
06/12/2024
Value-based care (VBC) models aim improve clinical outcomes and reduce health care costs by proactively focusing on patient wellness. To make this preventive approach to individual and population care work, patients, providers, payers, and...
Value-based care (VBC) models aim improve clinical outcomes and reduce health care costs by proactively focusing on patient wellness. To make this preventive approach to individual and population care work, patients, providers, payers, and...
Value-based care (VBC) models...
06/12/2024
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Long-Term, High-Impact Nursing Care Solutions Promote High-Value Care
05/06/2024
It's no secret that nursing is in a state of crisis. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to now, nurses nationwide have increasingly battled rising burnout and stress–all while caring for higher-acuity patients, with less support. Anne...
It's no secret that nursing is in a state of crisis. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to now, nurses nationwide have increasingly battled rising burnout and stress–all while caring for higher-acuity patients, with less support. Anne...
It's no secret that nursing is...
05/06/2024
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How Lab Values Can Close the Gap Between Patients With Undiagnosed and Under-Staged Chronic Kidney Disease
03/27/2024

By Julie Schulz, MD, MPH

By Julie Schulz, MD, MPH
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an insidious condition with devastating consequences when detected and treated too late. While primary care physicians usually make the initial diagnosis, regular screening is not routine for the general...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an insidious condition with devastating consequences when detected and treated too late. While primary care physicians usually make the initial diagnosis, regular screening is not routine for the general...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is...
03/27/2024
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From Data to Decision: How Generative AI is Shaping Patient Care Pathways
03/20/2024

Kevin Riley, CEO, President, Zyter|TruCare; Avikar Govil, Insights Health Product Manager, Zyter|TruCare

Kevin Riley, CEO, President, Zyter|Tr...
The rapid evolution of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is fundamentally transforming the health care industry, ushering in an era of increased personalization, efficiency, and improved patient outcomes. In this commentary, experts...
The rapid evolution of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is fundamentally transforming the health care industry, ushering in an era of increased personalization, efficiency, and improved patient outcomes. In this commentary, experts...
The rapid evolution of...
03/20/2024
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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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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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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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Emphysema Can Be Detected During Lung Cancer Screenings
10/05/2023
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Considering an emphysema frequency of 20% to 30%, a full implementation of CT-based LCS in which 75% were asymptomatic screening participants, as many as 2.6 to 3 million would learn that they have emphysema detected.
Considering an emphysema frequency of 20% to 30%, a full implementation of CT-based LCS in which 75% were asymptomatic screening participants, as many as 2.6 to 3 million would learn that they have emphysema detected.
Considering an emphysema...
10/05/2023
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Early Detection Tool for Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis Patients
10/24/2023
Danielle Sposato
The model demonstrates good performance, which can be adjusted based on its intended use, such as screening or targeting high-risk individuals for intervention. This tool can potentially prevent the progression from psoriasis to PsA by...
The model demonstrates good performance, which can be adjusted based on its intended use, such as screening or targeting high-risk individuals for intervention. This tool can potentially prevent the progression from psoriasis to PsA by...
The model demonstrates good...
10/24/2023
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Review Identifies Barriers to Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment
11/15/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Travel, psychological factors, and financial burden on patients and their caregivers were the most common barriers to treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a review article published online ahead of print in...
Travel, psychological factors, and financial burden on patients and their caregivers were the most common barriers to treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a review article published online ahead of print in...
Travel, psychological factors,...
11/15/2023
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Opioid Use Associated With Fractures in People With Ankylosing Spondylitis
12/20/2023
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Increasing age, historical fracture, and opioid use are associated with higher odds of fracture in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. “We performed a retrospective cohort study...
Increasing age, historical fracture, and opioid use are associated with higher odds of fracture in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. “We performed a retrospective cohort study...
Increasing age, historical...
12/20/2023
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Comparative Effectiveness for Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing
02/09/2024
Emry Lloyd
A new study compares the efficacy of salbutamol administration via a nebulizer vs a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer for bronchodilator responsiveness testing.
A new study compares the efficacy of salbutamol administration via a nebulizer vs a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer for bronchodilator responsiveness testing.
A new study compares the...
02/09/2024
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