Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
A study published in The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) was cited in a Penn State News article that focused on the opioid epidemic on Wednesday. The study, “State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Fatal Drug Overdoses,” examined the impact of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on drug overdose deaths. Results of the study showed that PDMPs were not associated with the reductions in overall drug overdose mortality rate and may be related to increased mortality from illicit drugs and other, unspecified drugs.
The Thursday e-newsletter from National Pharmaceutical Council included 2 articles by AJMC® covering sessions at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2017 Nexus meeting. The articles covered the growth of outcomes-based risk-sharing contracts and the benefits of these agreements, and the new guidance from FDA regarding healthcare economic information prior to a drug’s approval. For more coverage from AMCP Nexus, which was held October 16-19 in Dallas, Texas, visit the dedicated conference page.
Dr Kathy Zackowski Discusses the Importance of Rehabilitation Research and Trials in MS
April 26th 2024Kathy Zackowski, PhD, National MS Society, expresses the inherent value of quality rehabilitation trials for broadening clinical understandings of multiple sclerosis (MS) and bettering patient outcomes.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Kaiser Permanente was hit by a data breach in mid-April, impacting 13.4 million health plan members; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sued Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on its messenger RNA technology patents in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines; the CDC announced the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections.
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