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Quality measurement has been around for nearly 2 decades and in that time measures have evolved and also proliferated to the point of placing considerable burden on physicians and health systems. New efforts are being made to streamline current measures, fill in gaps, and harmonize measures across programs.

Acute myeloid leukemia can often appear suddenly in patients, without any detectable early symptoms. However, new research has identified the origins of AML, which can be detectable more than 5 years before the disease develops.

Kaiser Permanente and Geisenger Health Systems are leading the way towards using health records for medical studies and data mining that could help improve individual care; more than 7000 people on Arkansas' Medicaid expansion didn't meet a requirement that they report at least 80 hours of work in June; Novartis' relationship with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer, was “longer and more detailed” than the company has said, according to a Senate report.

Consumption of fast foods—especially hamburgers—3 or more times per week was more likely to be associated with severe asthma when compared with the consumption of fast foods only 1 to 2 times per week.

A study found that hospitals participating in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement and hospitals not participating are dissimilar in meaningful ways that limit the generalizability of the program's results.

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare genetic condition that is often characterized by an increased risk of premature cardiovascular (CV) events and cardiac death. Lomitapide decreases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, but there is little research of the effects on LDL-C goals and CV events.

Recently, 2 studies investigated pain experienced in patients with multiple sclerosis and how the disease is treated, overall.

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released their final evidence report evaluating the effectiveness and value of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors as preventive treatments for patients who suffer from episodic or chronic migraine.

A recent study found that patients with chronic lung conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more likely to be physically active when they have regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers, and access to organized exercise sessions.

Since 1990, MANNA has been providing nourishing meals and a sense of community to people living with HIV and other chronic diseases in Philadelphia.

A study of the Mediterranean diet showed it had some beneficial effect on bone health for people with osteoporosis, but had no effect otherwise.

Although acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are often caused by viruses for which antibiotics are not effective, antibiotics remain commonly prescribed for ARIs.

Here are 5 of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s opinions on heavily debated healthcare topics.

CMS Administator Seema Verma said the changes are designed to reduce administrative burdens for physicians so they can spend more time with patients. A group representing community oncologists said a reimbursement change for new drugs could have unintended consequences.

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The FDA is planning a task force to find ways to combat drug shortages; a new Gallup poll finds nearly two-thirds of Americans support Roe v Wade 64% to 28%; the agency overseeing Oregon's legal medical marijuana industry conceded in a report it has not provided effective oversight of growers and others in the industry.

This week, the top managed care stories included additional moves by the Trump administration to unravel the Affordable Care Act; Pfizer canceled a round of drug price increases after speaking to the president; advocates for 340B sound the alarm on efforts to reform the program.

Through a smartphone app, SensorRx is utilizing patient-collected data and linking it to the patient’s electronic health record, allowing the physician to better understand a patient’s migraine trends and improve outcomes.

Providers, payers, and patients looking to do research on a clinical guideline need to get busy: They only have this weekend to download thousands of pages from federally funded websites that will close due to federal budget cuts in President Donald Trump’s budget.

Psychological stress and emotional well-being are important targets for multiple sclerosis (MS) research and clinical care. Mood disorders can adversely impact functioning, quality of life, and treatment adherence, and increase the risk of suicide.

There is widespread variation in how commercial insurers cover specialty drugs, a recent Heath Affairs study found, with only 16% of the drug-indication pairs examined covered the same way. Fewer than half were covered consistently by at least 75% of the plans.

CMS proposed new rulemaking Wednesday to update 2019 Medicare payment policies for fee-for-service patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Likely due to a focus on preventive services, Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries had lower rates of complications, hospitalizations, and emergency care services compared with fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries.

Yesterday, drug manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that the FDA has approved the combination nivolumab (Opdivo) plus low-dose ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that has progressed following a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, or irinotecan-based chemotherapy treatment.

Only 34% of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in a small study in China were likely to be positive about attempting treatment-free remission.

A new federal report found that Medicaid insurers have not done a good job in catching fraud or reporting it to states; Blink Health and former officials at Express Scripts have teamed up to create a venture that replaces the “complicated and opaque” pharmacy payment system; CDC is warning that people overdosing on synthetic opioids may need multiple doses of naloxone.

Researchers have recently discovered a new type of small-cell lung cancer, and the discovery may pave the way for the development of personalized medicine in order to target this newly discovered form of the disease.

While small and rural practices will likely perform better in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) than they have in previous programs, they will still be outpaced by larger practices. Stakeholders also outlined challenges they think will likely continue for these practices under MIPS.

While this is not the first value-based contract involving a diabetes therapy, there are signals that these agreements will become more common as both payers and drug makers seek to hold down prices.

The FDA has granted priority review for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a treatment for previously treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).