Mary K. Caffrey

Peter S. Amenta, MD, PhD, spent 8 years as the dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School during a period of tremendous growth and change.

The problem in Kansas is the same as other states without Medicaid expansion: the ACA envisioned universal coverage, and funds to treat the uninsured are dwindling because it was expected that patients who are now in a "gap" would have insurance.

The research by the group from Spain is the latest effort to link sleep patterns, or disruption of sleep, to the development of type 2 diabetes.

Fingernail tests could offer a solution to diabetes testing in the developing world, and a faster test for gestational diabetes could diagnose this condition earlier in pregnancy.

Younger patients and those newly diagnosed were more likely to not receive eye exams than older persons with diabetes.

Screening in a primary care setting may help managed care plans avoid long-term costs of complications of type 2 diabetes.

Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan in Iowa that features a $250 per month cap on drug costs for patients with chronic conditions. This comes 2 weeks after her chief rival for the Democratic nomination, US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, introduced a bill aimed at reining in drug costs. In the summer, The American Journal of Managed Care said polling showed that rising drug costs were poised to become a major issue in the 2016 campaign.

The matchstick-like delivery system has been seen as game-changer in overcoming poor adherence. Filing for FDA approval is anticipated in early 2016.

The study showed an average weight loss of 6%, and weight loss of 10% for a quarter of the patients. Average BMI was 37.

Today's report is a successor to the groundbreaking report, "To Err is Human," which launched the movement to make healthcare quality part of the nation's policy agenda. Until now, however, not enough attention has been paid to an essential element: getting the diagnosis correct and getting it quickly.

The legislators say Iowa is moving too quickly to transition 560,000 beneficiaries without some disruptions in care. Deaths of mental health patients after hospital closings earlier this year fuel their concerns.

Researcher found that not only was passive smoking associated with increased risk of type 2 diabete, but there was a direct dose-response relationship.

When prices of the first 2 entrants of this new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs came in well above expectations, leading PBMs announced plans to limit who could gain access and sent a clear message to the drug makers: get ready to negotiate.

Patients whose blood sugar and insulin delivery was managed by software had been control than those who had to self-monitor their insulin delivery.

The long-term claimed to be the first to use real world data to capture the complete picture of the value of paying for bariatric surgery in patients with diabetes.

Presentation of results at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes follows the announcement of topline results in August. For years, researchers and pharmaceutical leaders alike wondered if a diabetes therapy would be shown to have a cardioprotective effect.

Evidence-Based Diabetes Management gained exclusive access to the Comprehensive Weight Management Program for a view of what "behavioral change" really means for patients overcoming obesity and for the clinicians managing their care.

The report included some famous examples of states that had to abandon early IT efforts despite large sums spent

The company's Prevent program is approved by CDC as meeting standards for obesity prevention counseling as required of payers by the US Prevention Services Task Force.

The report, commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance, finds that Medicare Part B cancer drug spending rose 123% in 340B hospitals from 2010 to 2013, but only 31% in non-340B hospitals; it fell 5% in community practices in the same period.

Thomas R. Insel, MD, leaves the National Institute of Mental Health after setting in motion a series of projects that will pair personalized medicine with improved detection and prevention of major mental health disorders.

Supporters say the bill would bring choice and dignity to those suffering, while opponents say the poor will be pressured by family members and heirs to take their lives because healthcare is too expensive.

Regulatory filings with the FDA are expected before the end of the year.

The limited number of FDA approved medications indicated for bipolar depression makes treatment challenging, said Terence A. Ketter, MD. Several drugs that have been tested could not meet standards to receive an indication.

Becoming familiar with the subtle signs that a hallucination is fake can allow psychiatrists to keep patients out of the hospital when they have no business being there.

Presenters who have implemented telehealth to treat PTSD through the VA in Charleston, South Carolina, say it will help address shortages of mental health providers and offer care that is just as good as in-person treatment.

Studies show medication adherence in bipolar disorder is only about 40% to 45%, but this dangerous, progressive disease has a high suicide rate. Adherence is complicated by the fact that patients may miss the mild "high" that many associate with periods of creativity, says Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD.

Promising tests in animal models for an immunotherapy to control methamphetamine addiction have paved the way for human trials that could start in May 2016, according to Thomas Kosten, MD.

A 30-day intervention that includes exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, social connectedness, and sleep resulted in improved scores across a series of wellbeing measures for a small group of patients.