Christina Mattina

Cardiologists, primary care physicians, and value-based care leaders convened in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 12, 2024, to share case studies and insights on how to align cardiology with the principles of value-based care, including through the application of digital tools.

In 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes will feature a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with Kavita V. Nair, PhD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care, each issue in 2025 includes reflections from a thought leader on what has changed over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The March issue, which is our annual health information technology (IT) theme issue, features a conversation with Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and guest editor of the 2014 health IT issue.

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr as secretary of HHS, setting up the vaccine skeptic to carry out major changes in pursuit of his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The January issue features a conversation with longtime editorial board member Jan E. Berger, MD, MJ, the CEO of Health Intelligence Partners.

The editors in chief of The American Journal of Managed Care® discuss the key managed care research and news from 2024 and look forward to the journal’s upcoming 30th anniversary.

This year’s most-viewed articles and videos on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) explored patient quality of life, risk factors for progression, and more.

This year’s most-read articles on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) explored treatment adherence patterns, patient symptom assessment, research on treatment efficacy, and more.

In 2024, the most-read articles published in Population Health, Equity & Outcomes (PHEO) highlighted the promise of accountable care, coverage challenges for obesity therapies, and much more.

In 2024, the most-read articles published in our flagship peer-reviewed journal, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), touched on disease burden, policy consequences, and more.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced his selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as his chosen nominee for secretary of HHS—a role in which the vaccine skeptic could wield enormous influence over public health.

Former President Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House portends a significant shakeup of health policy.

In the PANORAMA-HF trial, children receiving sacubitril/valsartan for their heart failure experienced clinically meaningful improvements similar to those seen in children receiving enalapril, although the former may provide an edge on quality of life.

Isatuximab (Sarclisa) with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd) is now an approved option for adults who cannot receive an autologous stem cell transplant to treat their newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

The toxicity of lung cancer treatment has traditionally been discussed in terms of physical symptoms, but there is a growing focus on financial toxicity, time toxicity, and other effects on well-being, as reflected in research presented at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

Clinicians, researchers, and payer experts convened in Aurora, Colorado, on August 13, 2024, for discussions on ensuring that the recent advancements in lipid management are making their way to patients.

Speakers at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer discussed the considerations that must go into designing and performing clinical trials in the early-stage lung cancer space, ranging from selecting an end point to empowering participants.

Biomarker testing is critical for determining optimal therapy early in the non–small lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment process, but research shows uneven insurance coverage of these tests and inconsistent uptake in cancer centers.

Lung cancer is tied to tobacco smoking in the public consciousness, but a significant proportion of cases are driven by factors like indoor and outdoor air pollution or ancestral genetic variants.

Data presented in the second Presidential Symposium at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer showed encouraging responses to novel agents among patients with HER2-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Lung cancer screening experts from around the globe delivered strategies and best practices for improving access to screening and facilitating earlier detection at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer.

The therapeutic landscape for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been relatively stable since the 2016 approval of pembrolizumab, but results presented at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer could shake up that status quo.

The 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), meeting in San Diego, California, from September 7 to 10, 2024, will feature practice-changing data and discussion in the lung cancer space.

Discussions of social determinants of health might focus on the obvious ones—like income or education—while overlooking some other social determinants that impact health in complex ways.

A recent study estimates the prevalence of primary care and emergency department visits by young children to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), finding that the rates vary widely by country.

Legal and policy experts on a KFF webinar explained how the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron precedent will impact legislators, agencies, and courts as they interpret and enforce policies in the health care realm.

Enthusiasm abounded at the recent European Hematology Association 2024 Congress about whether European regulators will begin to consider minimal residual disease (MRD) as an end point.

The late-breaking oral session at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 Congress featured new data from abstracts submitted after the deadline, including both interventional and foundational science.