Rose is a managing editor at The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®).
She has a BA in journalism & media studies and Spanish from Rutgers University. You can connect with Rose on LinkedIn.
CMS' 340B Repayment Proposal May Harm Vulnerable Hospitals, Reward Those With Higher Revenues
April 26th 2024The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.
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Dr Amit Singal on Populations at Risk for HCC and When Screening Is Needed
April 25th 2024Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the UT Southwestern Medical Center Liver Tumor Program, discusses populations at the highest risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), when screening is needed, and key tools in HCC surveillance and screening.
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How Potential Unintended Impacts of the IRA May Affect Patients: Dr Julie Patterson
April 24th 2024Julie Patterson, PharmD, PhD, senior director of research at the National Pharmaceutical Council, spoke to the ways in which possible unintended effects of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) could impact patients.
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Standard Criteria for Loss of Ambulation Needed in DMD
April 19th 2024A recent study suggests the differences between ambulation definitions for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can impact the identification of ambulant vs nonambulant individuals, and standard criteria across settings are needed.
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Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, discusses the etiologies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and how clinicians can tailor treatment for patients with varied levels of liver function.
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Most Patients With Mucinous Ovarian Cancer Don't Need Perioperative GI Endoscopy
April 12th 2024A new study suggests routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is not needed for most patients with mucinous ovarian cancer in the perioperative setting due to a lack of statistically significant overall survival benefits.
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Dr Michael Morse Discusses Current HCC Treatment Strategies and Future Directions
April 5th 2024Michael Morse, MD, FACP, MHS, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and medical oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, spoke to the evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment in recent years, as well as ongoing research with potential to impact clinical practice.
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Deep Learning Model Predicts Response to Combination Therapy Prior to Treatment in HCC
April 5th 2024Researchers developed a web server that can help predict therapeutic responses to combination lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Model Including Diffusion-Weighted MRI More Accurately Predicts Ovarian Cancer Resectability
April 4th 2024A recent study suggests a modified model incorporating diffusion-weighted MRI can more accurately predict ovarian cancer primary debulking surgery outcomes compared with the standard, widely used Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center risk model.
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Dr Julie Patterson Discusses Potential Unintended Effects of the IRA on Drug Development
April 3rd 2024Julie Patterson, PharmD, PhD, senior director of research at the National Pharmaceutical Council, discussed potential impact of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) on small molecule drug research and development investments toward subsequent indications.
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Patients Treated With Mirvetuximab Soravtansine vs Chemotherapy Report Better HRQOL
March 29th 2024An abstract presented at the 2024 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer explored patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients treated with mirvetuximab soravtansine compared with standard chemotherapy.
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Health Equity Adjustments in Medicare HVBP Program Will Benefit Safety Net Hospitals, Study Says
March 29th 2024Medicare’s upcoming health equity adjustment in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program will reduce disproportionate penalization among safety net hospitals and those serving high proportions of Black patients, according to a recent study.
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Mirvetuximab Soravtansine-gynx Granted Full FDA Approval for FRα+ Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
March 22nd 2024Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere) received full FDA approval for the treatment of folate receptor alpha–positive (FRα+), platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) based on findings from the confirmatory phase 3 MIRASOL trial.
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Dr Al Benson on Reimbursement for Supportive Care When Treating Patients With Cancer
March 22nd 2024Al Benson, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO, medical oncologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and associate director of the Robert E. Tillery Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed findings from a national survey assessing barriers to comprehensive cancer care delivery.
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Dr Padma Sripada on Providing Personalized, High-Quality Primary Care Amid Workforce Shortages
March 19th 2024Padma Sripada, MD, board-certified internist, discusses the strategies she employs to consistently provide high-quality care for patients at her practice amid well-documented workforce shortages in primary care.
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Novel Assessment Accurately Predicts Nutritional Risk in Patients With HCC
March 8th 2024A novel model for gauging nutritional risk among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed high accuracy and may provide a simpler, more targeted alternative to currently used nutritional risk models used for patients with cancer.
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