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The 10 Americas: Persistent and Widening Life Expectancy Disparities in the US

January 23rd 2025

Life expectancy gaps in the United States have widened dramatically over the past two decades, with disparities across racial, ethnic, and geographic lines reaching a staggering 20.4 years by 2021.

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Gynecologic Oncology Practices Evolve With Surgical De-Escalation Trends

January 21st 2025

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Attorneys General Sue Walgreens Over Dangerous Prescription Practices

January 20th 2025

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In a First-of-Its-Kind Decision, FDA Will Allow Marketing of Nicotine Pouches

January 20th 2025

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Insurer-PBM Firms Dominate Medicare Part D Market, Steering Patients to Their Pharmacies

January 17th 2025

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January 24th 2025

Keeping Pace With New Developments in Multiple Myeloma: Updates and Strategies to Optimize Bispecific Antibodies and CAR T-Cell Therapy

1.5 Credits / Oncology, Hematology, Hematologic Cancer
January 24th 2025

Addressing the Gaps and Clinical Challenges in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Updates and Strategies for Managed Care

1.5 Credits / Hematology, Hematologic Cancer, Oncology
January 24th 2025

Closing Gaps in CLL Care: Managed Care Insights and Strategies

1.5 Credit / Hematologic Cancer, Oncology
January 24th 2025

ASH Annual Meeting Coverage: Highlighting the Recent Updates in TKI Use in the Treatment of CML – Insights and Application for Managed Care

1.0 Credit / Oncology, Hematology, Hematologic Cancer

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November 24th 2021

Risk of Severe COVID-19 Heightened in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Matthew Gavidia
In Icelandic patients, obstructive sleep apnea were associated with a 2-fold increased risk of severe COVID-19 that required hospitalization or led to death after accounting for obesity and other comorbidities.
Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA.
November 24th 2021

Contributor: Equity, Not Equality, Is Needed to Close Racial Gap in Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes

Abi Sundaramoorthy, MD, MBA
Improving clinical care is only one element of the 360-degree, holistic treatment that is necessary to achieve patient equity, not equality, in patients with chronic kidney disease. Biology, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status are 3 areas in which inequities often have a particularly negative impact on a carefully constructed care plan.
Physician and patient.
November 23rd 2021

Achieving Equitable Breast Cancer Care: Clinical Trials, Mental Health, and Digital Therapeutics

Matthew Gavidia
Discussions regarding health equity and access to care have long been implicated in breast cancer. Here, key opinion leaders discuss the latest progress in clinical trial access, digital therapeutics, and other efforts that aim to ameliorate these care gaps.
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November 16th 2021

What We're Reading: Immune System Shown to Cure HIV; Premature Births Increasing; Handling Mental Health Crises

AJMC Staff
Researchers have found a second reported case of an immune system potentially curing a person of HIV; US premature birth rates are on the rise in minority groups; most Americans say mental health professionals should be first responders to mental health and suicide situations.
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
November 13th 2021

Dr Clyde Yancy: Health Inequality Is Rooted in Our Community, Policy

Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, explains the connections between health care equity and advances in treatment for heart failure and how the United States' policy and science agenda can address them.
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November 12th 2021

Recommendations, Insights on Use of Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in Oncology

Matthew Gavidia
A discussion at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2021 Virtual Congress: Biomarkers in Solid Tumors addressed the advantages and considerations for broad and targeted genomic profiling in oncology.
Global health
November 10th 2021

NAFLD Is a Growing Driver of Chronic Liver Disease and Related Deaths

Laura Joszt, MA
An evaluation of data from the Global Burden of Disease found that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a main driver of chronic liver disease and has increased among adolescents and young adults.
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November 9th 2021

What We're Reading: Pfizer May Seek Booster EUA in All Adults; Employer Vaccine Mandate; COVID-19 Misinformation Trends

AJMC Staff
Pfizer and BioNTech expect to seek emergency use authorization for their COVID-19 booster vaccine in all adults 18 years and older; the Biden administration urges appeals court to not block employer vaccine mandate; nearly 8 in 10 Americans believe or are unsure of false COVID-19 information.
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November 8th 2021

What We're Reading: US Travel Ban Lifted; Discrimination Worsens Mental Health; Aduhelm Uptake Issues

AJMC Staff
The United States lifts travel restrictions for numerous countries, requiring proof of vaccination and in some cases negative COVID-19 tests; discrimination of any kind was associated with greater risk of mental health problems in young people; a controversial Alzheimer disease drug faces several uptake issues.
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October 29th 2021

Social Vulnerability Linked to Premature Cardiovascular Deaths

Laura Joszt, MA
The counties in the United States with more social vulnerabilities had higher premature mortality related to cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and heart failure.
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October 26th 2021

Addressing Senior Health Needs Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we discuss senior health needs amid the pandemic and how Centerwell Senior Primary Care's holistic, team-based approach and value-based care delivery contributed to upticks in senior patient visits despite fears of COVID-19.
Diversity.
October 19th 2021

Addressing Disparities in Uptake, Screening, and Research for Lung Cancer Care

Matthew Gavidia
A panel discussion at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2021 discussed disparities related to race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status that have been shown to impact access to high-quality lung cancer care.
Michael Abrams, MA, Numerof & Associates.
September 30th 2021

Contributor: Institutional Engagement With Physicians Is Key to Managing Cost and Quality

Michael Abrams
Although physicians’ clinical decisions serve as the biggest drivers behind the cost of care, hospitals have long been reluctant to take financial accountability. If such accountability is to be transformed from a diffuse fear to a manageable managerial task, institutional engagement with physicians will be a critical next step.
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September 21st 2021

What We're Reading: Supreme Court Sets Abortion Case Date; Workplace Safety Rule for Extreme Heat; Rehab and Stroke Recovery

AJMC Staff
The Supreme Court announces it will hear arguments for Mississippi’s case to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision on December 1; the Biden administration aims to address extreme heat conditions in the workplace; rehab timing may affect stroke recovery.
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September 7th 2021

Back-to-School Virus Watch: Children Are at Risk for More Than Just COVID-19

Skylar Jeremias
Researchers have found that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused potentially millions of children to miss routine vaccines. During a time of back-to-school excitement and reversals of transmission prevention efforts in some states, children may be at risk of facing a slew of non-COVID-19 viral outbreaks.
What We're Reading: Texas Abortion Law Takes Effect; COVID-19 Raises US Mortality Rates; Senate’s Drug Price Bill
September 1st 2021

What We're Reading: Texas Abortion Law Takes Effect; COVID-19 Raises US Mortality Rates; Senate’s Drug Price Bill

AJMC Staff
A new Texas law ending abortions after 6 weeks takes effect, angering the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the CDC says mortality rates may not go back to normal until 2023; a Senate version of a bill aimed at lowering drug prices would only impact Medicare.
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August 10th 2021

Long-term Air Pollution Exposure Linked With Dementia, Alzheimer Disease

Matthew Gavidia
Findings of the Adult Changes in Thought study present a significant link between long-term air pollution exposure and increased risk of dementia.
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July 29th 2021

What We’re Reading: Federal Workers to Have Vaccines or Tests; Pfizer Sues Over Medicare Co-pays; CDC Reverses Testing Guidance

AJMC Staff
President Joe Biden requires federal workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or face strict safety protocols; Pfizer files federal lawsuit over reimbursing drugs through Medicare; and the CDC revises its testing guidance for fully vaccinated individuals.
Citing Nature of Delta Variant, CDC Tells the Vaccinated to Resume Masking in Hot Spots
July 27th 2021

Citing Nature of Delta Variant, CDC Tells the Vaccinated to Resume Masking in Hot Spots

Allison Inserro
Saying that in rare cases vaccinated people can spread COVID-19 due to the unique behavior of the delta variant, the CDC Tuesday recommended that vaccinated individuals revert to indoor mask wearing in hot-spot areas, including in schools this fall.
Human anatomy.
July 27th 2021

How Lifestyle Behaviors Influence Risk of Parkinson Disease

Matthew Gavidia
People with prior incidence of traumatic brain injury and exposure to lead were shown to be at elevated risk of Parkinson disease development, with family history also found to influence risk.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 8
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 8

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 7
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 7

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 6
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 6

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 5
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 5

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 4
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 4

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 3
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 3

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 2
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 2

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 1
July 27th 2021

Matters in Managed Care: Investing in Primary Care—New Collaborations for the Postpandemic Era, Part 1

In the June Matters in Managed Care webinar, experts from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, UNC Center for the Business of Health, and WakeMed discussed how they are working together to address some of the state’s unique primary care needs.
Raised hands of diverse populations.
July 1st 2021

Underscoring Disparities in Rural Health: Challenges, Solutions for a Long-standing and Growing National Issue

Matthew Gavidia
With systemic health and social inequalities contributing to a lack of health care access and a growing mortality risk among rural Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated health issues present between community lines. We spotlight several health challenges in these communities and potential solutions to improve the general health of rural populations.
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June 23rd 2021

To Advance Health Equity, Use the Data—Don’t Just Collect Them, Officials Say

Allison Inserro
At a session of AHIP 2021 Institute and Expo Online, the head of North Carolina's health and human services department and a health equity policy advisor in the Biden administration discussed how collecting and using data to achieve health equity is ultimately a policy decision.
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