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For patients with private drug insurance plans, out-of-pocket expenses, not the timing of patient reimbursements, have a greater affect on medication adherence.

Finding diabetes and treating it early can prevent high healthcare costs in the long term, the authors day.

The updated label reflects research that shows how hard it is to consume key nutrients and maintain calorie limits in a diet overwhelmed by sugar. The label will be a legacy of First Lady Michelle Obama's focus on better nutrition to combat childhood obesity.

An Oklahoma-based non-profit hospital is the latest medical facility to sue pharmaceutical giant Genentech,accusing the company of shipping less than the labeled claim of the anticancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) in each multi-dose vial.

Only a small percentage of eligible employees used an online price transparency tool designed to help them understand healthcare spending. Furthermore, use of the tool was not associated with a decrease in spending.

US and European professional societies coordinated their announcement to reduce confusion for physicians and payers.

During 2010-2011, there were 506 annual antibiotic prescriptions per every 1000 population, but only 353 were likely appropriate, researchers found.

The top stories in managed care included the Supreme Court declining to rule on the contraception case Zubik v Burwell, Oklahoma and Louisiana both move toward expanding Medicaid, and the price of the opioid overdose drug naloxone has increased 17-fold over 2 years.

California ex-military who need mental health care either do not receive treatment or receive inadequate care, study finds.

Men and women diagnosed with colorectal cancer who were class I obese had the lowest risk of dying due to their cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology.

The sequence of events that led to Thursday's complaint points to a coordinated effort to challenge Myriad Genetics' long-held position that it does not share information on public databases.

Recent coverage of our peer-reviewed research, in the healthcare and mainstream press.

A microchip sensor that can measure specific volatile compounds in the breath of those with lung cancer, is being developed by research groups in the United States and in Britain.

Primary medication nonadherence is a widespread public health problem; however, the subject lacks standardized definitions and measures.

Value, cost, and the patient are taking center stage during the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting, which is being held May 21-25, 2016, in Washington, DC.

What we're reading, May 20, 2016: For the third time the FDA delayed a rule about generic drug labeling; 10 years ago a government report warned of a prison health crisis, but was blocked from publication; and Oklahoma lawmakers pass a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion.

One of the many great conveniences of urgent care clinics is that many have their own pharmacy, which eliminates the patient’s need to go to another location after a visit.

Right now, islet transplant therapy requires donated cells. The hope is that lab-grown islets could vastly expand the pool of patients who could get treatment.

The online system allows providers in the field to match unidentified microbes with CDC's pathogen library in a matter of hours. In the past, it could take up to a week to make a positive identification.

Medical error is the third-leading cause of death and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers are calling for better reporting on death certificates to help understand the scale of the problem and how to tackle it.

Stories on the potential health savings if more people quit smoking, and Louisiana's failed attempt to put nursing homes in managed care.

A new study established the association between variation in state-level health outcomes and the allocation of state spending between healthcare and social services.

Survival rates increase as more quality measures are incorporated into care, but only 13% of eligible patients with Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer actually receive all 4 measures.

What we're reading, May 18, 2016: Senate and House Zika funding is mismatched while CDC shifts funding from local departments for Zika, and the uninsured rate in the United States fell to 9.1% in 2015.

Over the last year, The American Journal of Managed Care has covered many aspects of the hepatitis C issue: access to treatment, the cost of drugs, exclusivity deals, and more. Here are the most-read articles from the last year.

High levels of physical activity are associated with lower rates of cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

What we're reading, May 17, 2016: prices for opioid overdose drug are soaring; Valeant expands discounts for heart drugs; and 41% of Republicans want to replace the Affordable Care Act with a single-payer system.

Governor Mary Fallin's proposal to embrace Medicaid expansion and fund the state share with a cigarette tax comes nearly a year after HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell made an explicit appeal to work with governors in conservative states.

The findings are consistent with other results that have shown sizable drops in A1C, as well as the ability to control blood pressure in patients who previously failed to meet targets.