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Uptake of Rituximab Biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid in 2019-2022Significant uptake of rituximab biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid occurred within the first 4 years of marketing in the US.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan in a Medicaid PopulationThe cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan.
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Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy PopulationThe probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of interactions.
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Effect of a Patient Activation Intervention on Hypertension Medication Optimization: Results From a Randomized Clinical TrialIn patients with hypertension, a patient activation intervention increased rates of switching to a thiazide, suggesting that such interventions may address medication optimization challenges.
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Lorundrostat Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure in Key Hypertension TrialsNew topline data from the Launch-HTN (NCT06153693) and Advance-HTN (NCT06153693) clinical trials show these investigations met their primary end points os statistically significant reductions in systolic blood pressure.
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How Employers Can Fight the Price CrisisThis commentary, part of the Price Crisis campaign, focuses on the role of employers and business coalitions in advocating for policy change.
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Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care CostsJulia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.
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Better Data Is Needed to Tackle Health EquityThe US federal government is finally updating its standards for reporting data on race and ethnicity – and it’s an urgently needed chance to enable a national overview of crucial data on health inequities
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How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, ChinaThis article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total CostThis study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.
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Optimizing the Management of TRDDrs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.
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Global Hematology Experts Reflect on Key Takeaways From the EHA 2025 CongressAt the 30th European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, hematology experts highlight breakthroughs in treatment, the importance of patient voices, and challenges in making innovations accessible worldwide.
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Understanding Suboptimal e-Consult Requests: Lessons From the VAUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians’ perspectives on what constitutes a good e-consult and why suboptimal e-consult requests occur contain broadly applicable lessons for other health systems.
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Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final ThoughtsIn this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in AlabamaThis article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.
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Real-World Users of Triple Therapy for Asthma in the USThis retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy.
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Addressing STIs Through Managed Care: Opportunities in Medicaid and BeyondMedicaid and other managed care organizations could take several key steps to respond to the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic in the US, including congenital syphilis.
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Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care of Patients with Hidradenitis SuppurativaVivian Shi, MD, FAAD, offers clinical insights on best practices for optimizing multidisciplinary care of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.
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Real-World Value of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C at Kaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaThis analysis demonstrates value and innovation of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in the US Kaiser Permanente health system.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Literacy in US Southern StatesCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is not associated with health literacy. Personal perception of threat was associated with reduced vaccine hesitancy.
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Food Insecurity, Neighborhood, and Health Care Utilization in Health System AdultsThis retrospective study examined food insecurity and neighborhood disadvantage in health system patients as predictors of acute health care utilization.
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The “Secret Sauce” in Oncology: The Partnership Between Clinicians and AI“To error is human, and also to error is in machine learning,” said Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH.
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Standardized Total Knee Arthroplasty Pathway Improves Outcomes in Minority PatientsIn a minority-predominant patient population, a standardized pathway for total knee arthroplasty was associated with improved outcomes with no change in postoperative complication rates.
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Live Biotherapeutic Product Remains Effective Against Recurrent CDI After Antibiotic UseA study showed the Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) treatment remained effective after subsequent systemic antibiotic exposure.
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Care Coordination in Primary Care: Mapping the TerritoryA survey completed by 100% of leaders of diverse care systems in Minnesota participating in an observational study showed little difference in approach to care coordination.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Telemental Health Use Among Publicly Insured ChildrenAmong publicly insured children with mental health–related encounters, racial and ethnic disparities in telemental health use widened following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navigating Sport-Related Neurospine Injuries, Surgery, and Managed CareOn this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, FACS, CEO of Jenkins NeuroSpine, to explore the intersection of advanced surgical care for sport-related neurospine injuries and managed care systems.
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Unmet Needs and the Future of Treatment in SMAExperts in SMA provide closing thoughts on unmet needs in SMA including the importance of research into treatment combinations and sequencing as well as multidisciplinary care and healthcare equity.
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Actions to Improve Quality: Results From a National Hospital SurveyHospitals reported widespread adoption of quality improvement (QI) changes to improve on CMS quality measures, and QI adoption was associated with improved performance on quality measures.
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Reflections on 2024’s Progress in R/R CLLPanelists discuss how the relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment landscape evolved significantly in 2024 with expanded Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor options, growing real-world evidence for newer agents, and emerging combination strategies, while expressing optimism for future advances in personalized therapy approaches and novel drug development.
