Mary Caffrey

The report found that in 2013 the price for the average therapy rose 9.4%, while inflation only rose 1.5%. Social Security benefit increases are pegged to overall inflation, not drug prices.

CMS said Iowa had made substantial progress since December 2015, but its approval letter laid out several conditions to protect beneficiaries.

The results at 2 years show that aflibercept, marketed as Eylea, have benefits over bevacizumab for patients who start treatment with vision of 20/50 or worse.

GAO found that the first challenge to improving hospital safety can be getting good data about one's own institution.

In the years since the passage of the ACA, the partisan divide over "Obamacare" remains as sharp as ever. The Kaiser poll also found that reaction to universal health coverage shifts depending on what it is called.

Unlike former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to limit soda portions, this rule gives consumers information and lets them make their own decisions. Such measures have had more support from the public and the courts.

A report from The Food Trust offers ideas and case studies on how to get fruits and vegetables to the customers who historically have had less access to them.

BMJ's study found no link bewteen incretin-based drugs and pancreatic cancer but said because of the latency of the cancer, adverse effects would have to be watched.

While smart cards would stop about 20% of fraudulent act, it wouldn't catch acts in which providers or beneficiaries are complicit, such as billing for unnecessary services.

Pollution is believed to create insulin resistance and chronic inflammation, which leads to obesity and diabetes.

The state's first-of-its-kind model for delivering Medicaid creates brings managed care concepts without commercial insurers to the one of the nation's poorest markets.

At a State House press conference, critics of OMNIA highlight early problems, with a physician describing how the tiered health plan is disrupting existing patient-centered medical homes.

The scientists on the panel will advise JDRF on policy and research priorities as the organization supports major initiatives to cure type 1 diabetes or manage the disease.

FDA had halted work on the study drug after 2 deaths in an unrelated trial.

The shared savings payments were for specialists in hip and knee replacements, knee arthroscopy, and pregnancy. These areas have been among CMS' top targets for savings, while New Jersey has been focused on reducing its high rate of C-sections.

The clinical trial across 3 sites in California and Washington state will involve 300 participants and report results in 2017.

The Nurse-Family Partnership expansion will bring 3200 new families into the program over 4 years. The nonprofit initiative is backed by 30 years of evidence, including a 2014 study that showed better long-term survival among 20-year-olds whose mothers were among the early participants.

USPSTF's judgment that there is insufficient evidence to screen all young children for autism stands in contrast to the nation's largest group of pediatricians as well as leading autism advocacy groups.

Deploying the algorithm in EHRs on a widepread basis could help find up to 400,000 Americans with undiagnosed diabetes, the researchers say.

The requested Medicaid waiver from CMS would help deal with the Flint water crisis. Residents have been affected by lead poisoning after a state-hired emergency manager switched the city's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River, without following advice for pretreating the water.

The authors conclude that being overweight is not without risk, and their findings come after other estimates see the burden of chronic kidney disease increasing in the United States.

From fighting cancer to the nation's heroin epidemic, there are items in President Obama's final budget that likely have bipartisan support even if the budget as a whole was panned on arrival.

The results amplify earlier work at UAB that showed verapamil reversed type 1 diabetes in mice. A clinical trial involving the drug in recently diagnosed patients with type 1 disease is still enrolling participants.

Findings reveal an obvious area for improvement in population health.

The report on the Traditional Foods Project is part of CDC supplement on reducing healthcare disparities.

Using surgery to promote weight loss and improve health is associated with improve mortality. This study sought information on whether survival benefits extended to patients at higher ages.

The study, while small, suggests a scalable solution that would allow payers address diabetes prevention and health disparities.

CMS has already delayed Medicaid managed care once, pushing the start date back to at least March 1, 2016.

Mexico is the perfect example of how Coke and Pepsi are investing heavily in the next generation of soda drinkers, and the country has the highest rates of obesity in the world.

It is common for persons with mental illness to suffer comorbid conditions.