Mary K. Caffrey

The new drug application says the insulin will be faster-acting, but it does not say just how fast.

The study used Medicare data to identify patients who took both warfarin and 1 of 2 common sulfonylureas.

The data showed strong associations between certain behavioral factors and likelihood of childhood obesity, such as late or irregular bedtimes and a mother's smoking habit during pregnancy.

The year 2014 was critical in the trajectory of prescription drug costs, as many therapies came off patent and health plans took steps to insulate themselves from the effects of the Affordable Care Act.

New goals from CMS and a new law, MACRA, will bring more change in 2016. But patients remain the same-even with new technology and electronic medical records, getting them to invest in their own care takes patience, as attendees discussed at the ACO and Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition fall meeting in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Early results show that patients overwhelmingly prefer to have results of their genetic tests, even if they do not completely understand them.

Efforts to rein in costs have come with strings attached, but the surprises that patients experience have drawn the attention of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The battle for presence in health plans and on formularies between the two cholesterol-fighting drugs has been fierce.

The latest suit is the third involving the health plan, which lets consumers pay less premium and lower out-of-pocket expenses if they use only preferred, or "Tier 1" hospitals.

A small amount of fat loss from the pancreas reverses type 2 diabetes for obese patients.

Besides the cost of testing, excessive testing was associated with more medication changes that might not be necessary.

The Affordable Care Act's individual mandate will reach a point when the price of a bronze plan will cost less than paying the penalty of not being insured for many Americans.

The effort comes at a key time: CMS is moving ahead at full steam to require more use of alternate payment models in reimbursement.

The report comes near the third anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

The appellate division rejected the more serious legal challenge to Horizon's tiered network plan, which came from 17 hospitals left out of the preferred network. The first public employees who will use OMNIA will be eligible for benefits on December 26, 2015.

A Rural Health Committee convened by the National Quality Forum recommended that rural providers should not just be included in quality care programs, they should be required to participate.

The warnings will address 2 issues: the risk of too much acid in the blood and severe urinary tract infections.

The deal is the latest in a wave of mega-mergers that are reshaping managed care in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.

The estimate is based on the larger number of Americans now eligible to be treated for high LDL cholesterol, based on guidelines adopted in 2013.

Results come the same week that CDC announced a drop in new cases of diabetes that was confined to white, well-educated Americans.

Results first presented at the American Diabetes Association in June are published. The new drug application has since been filed at FDA.

Another hearing on Horizon BCBS of New Jersey's OMNIA plan reveals how the Christie Administration's failure to keep pace with a changing healthcare market left regulators ill-equipped to address a far-reaching plan that has upset urban mayors, legislators, and safety net hospitals.

This year's measures include 60 that will be part of the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or MIPS, which was created under legislation that eliminated the Sustainable Growth Rate.

Despite the good news, experts warn against being complacent, because new cases are still high among minorities and those with little education.

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, co-authors an article that calls for broader use of ART to bring about the end of AIDS, more than 30 years after the dawn of the pandemic.

Two separate lawsuits have challenged the health insurance plan, which seeks to give some hospitals lower reimbursements in exchange for directing large numbers of patients their way. After business hours, the attorney for a group of hospitals said regulators declined to stay their approval of the tiered network.

Results from the ELIXA trial were presented in June at the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

The algorithm-driven system in the study was a step up from the improved technology that has reached the market in recent years, providing more consistent glucose control.

The weeks leading up to the release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans have seen a series of reports on what kinds of diets work and attacks on the work that went into the report that informs the nation's nutrition policy.

Waiting until there's a cancer diagnosis or other crisis is not the time to be taking the family's medical history. Testing companies and genetic counselors encourage families to share information when they are all in one place.