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Viral Shah, MD, an endocrinologist and scientist, discusses the growing field of research into the connections between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and osteoporosis.

In the first of 2 parts, Nathan H. Walcker, MBA, CEO of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), discusses the future of value-based care for the practice as the Oncology Care Model comes to an end today. This week, CMS announced it will launch a successor model.

Outcomes for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may depend on gender, time to diagnosis, and body mass index (BMI), according to subanalyses of the AQUILA study of patients taking secukinumab.

Jonathan Kentley, MBBS, MSc, research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talks about how dermatologists are working with artificial intelligence (AI) while still making sure patient voices are heard.

Senators did not approve the 9-nominee commission to reshape the Veteran Affairs health care system; US population is getting older and more diverse; HHS issued guidance to protect patient privacy related to sexual and reproductive care.

Patients from this diverse cohort experienced improvements in atopic dermatitis (AD) clinical scores after a year or more of treatment with dupilumab.

A recent study found that pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulted in a net cost savings.

The Diabetes-Specific Risk-Taking Inventory proved useful in assessing risk-taking behavior in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but future research on potential interventions is needed.

In patients with BRAF-mutated non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), further research is needed to identify more treatment options that address the scope of subsets in this population.

At the end of September 2021, Freda Pyles, a resident of rural Pennsylvania, began an antibiotic for a dental infection. That set off a 6-month battle with Clostridioides difficile, which was misdiagnosed a few times before she was treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Here, she describes how she contracted the infection and what happened afterwards.

Despite current guidelines recommending combination therapy, there are certain patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who remain on monotherapy for specific reasons.

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are denying care while overcharging the government, watchdogs said at a Congressional hearing; overturn of Roe v Wade will not change how military treatment facilities provide abortions; the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center in response to monkeypox.

The utility of value-based frameworks for payers, providers, and those involved in kidney care delivery was addressed during a session at AHIP 2022.

Research presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting shows White patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have worse overall survival outcomes than African American patients, contrary to previous findings in other cancer types.

The researchers of this new study wrote that although SMA carrier screening is recommended for all couples, current testing methods primarily focus on copy number loss of SMN1, which can result in false-negative test results due to intragenic mutations and silent carriers falling under the radar.

The tool relies on factors including creatinine, anti–double-stranded DNA antibody, and gender, among others.

Creating and validating effective risk assessment models could help facilitate appropriate prophylaxis for hemophilia, but more research is needed to confirm the prognostic value of various clinical risk factors and biomarkers.

A real-world analysis found that comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) increases their therapy options patients and CGP testing needs to be utilized more.

A panel held at the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Leadership Summits focused on mental health, immunizations, and sleep when speaking about the barriers to prevention and high-value care in these areas of medical coverage.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association, on the core takeaways of his keynote session at AHIP 2022 on public health policy and other solutions to promote equitable health and well-being.

In response to the Supreme Court last week overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision, after previously upholding the constitutional right to an abortion in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra outlined the next steps for the Biden administration.

The Supreme Court dismissed convictions of 2 doctors accused of overprescribing opioids, moving the cases to lower courts; Cabinet secretaries met with 14 insurers and payer groups to push for contraceptive coverage without co-pays; the FDA may upgrade COVID-19 boosters to target newer subvariants.

A noninterventional study found that chart-based assessments of visual function had adequate repeatability but were limited in discriminating between no age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and intermediate AMD.

A possible connection between integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI) use for HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) was investigated in this new study from an international team wanting more knowledge on the drug class’s treatment effects.

Patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV) were also more likely to have underlying chronic respiratory conditions and other comorbidities, according to a recent study looking at people hospitalized in ICUs.

Neighborhood characteristics, race, and ethnicity were found to be risk factors for developing asthma in childhood, suggesting inequities in children’s respiratory health.

Today, CMS unveiled its plan for a successor to the Oncology Care Model (OCM), its ambitious foray into value-based care delivery that has been credited with changing the landscape for patients with cancer, even if it received mixed reviews on achieving savings in its early years.

Two stakeholders involved in investment and development of behavioral care services discuss the potential of digital therapeutics as a cost-effective alternative to address unmet mental health needs during an AHIP 2022 session.