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Medigap Plan F enrollment has declined since it was closed to new beneficiaries in 2020. The percentage of individual Medigap enrollees relative to non–dually eligible traditional Medicare beneficiaries increased from 2013-2024.

Parvez Mantry, MD, shares real-world resmetirom data from AASLD 2026, including GLP-1 combination use and biopsy-sparing monitoring.

Most hospitalized COPD flare-ups aren't severe by bedside criteria, experts say, and a tiered testing bundle could guide emergency care.

SIRVA was rare after COVID-19 and flu shots, but COVID-19 vaccination had about 7 more cases per 100,000 doses in a study of 1.8 million.

Mucus plugs on chest CT may signal higher COPD hospitalization and death risk even without cough, and early data suggest they can be treated.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Among the therapeutic alternatives used in Medicare’s drug price negotiations, many were generics or biosimilars, and most differed in mechanistic class from the negotiated drug.

Why artificial intelligence in health care falls short today and how implementing technology in health care requires integrated workflows to cut costs and improve outcomes.

Experts say no inhaler suits every patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and technique can fade within 30 days without retraining.




























