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Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, previewed the Southeastern Educational Congress of Optometry (SECO) 2025 meeting by speaking about her keynote session.

The FDA approves BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation and electrode identifier technology for the treatment of Parkinson disease.

Myasthenia gravis is becoming increasingly common around the world, with a resulting disease burden beset by high health care resource utilization, decreased quality of life, and worsened mental health.

When combined with chemotherapy, cetuximab shows promising efficacy for optimizing treatment strategies for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

The excess payments Medicare Advantage plans receive for higher risk scores may be more influenced by differences in coding practices rather than actual differences in disease burden between MA and fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, according to Andrew, S. Oseran, MD, MBA, MSc, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Reducing the number of intravitreal injections to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a top priority in current treatment research, says Paul Hahn, MD, PhD.

The Republican bill for the congressional budget narrowly passes the House of Representatives, advancing to the Senate floor.

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, with fixed payments based on medical complexity, incentivize aggressive coding of comorbidities, potentially inflating costs for the federal government, according to Andrew S. Oseran, MD, MBA, MSc, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Attendees can expect insights on advancements in glaucoma care, myopia management, dry eye treatments, emerging technologies, ocular disease myths, oral medications, the impact of obesity on ocular health, and more at the Southeastern Congress of Optometry (SECO) 2025.

Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution had high treatment satisfaction in those who took it for dry eye.

Delays in receiving coverage for essential medications like insulin and albuterol can worsen symptoms, increase costs, and add stress for patients.

Building trust with patients who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare can help to improve their lives as they navigate receiving care to address their clinical and behavioral health needs.

Adolescents who are treatment-naive had promising results when using dolutegravir/lamivudine as antiretroviral therapy over 48 weeks.

On 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.

Of the surveyed physicians, 93% reported that prior authorization delays patient care, and 89% said it contributes to burnout.

These findings support the claim that Medicare Advantage (MA) payments may be driven more by diagnosis and coding practices rather than differences in disease burden between MA and fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries.

The Center on Health Equity & Access explores recent research, policy, and expert perspectives on equity and care access.

Jeffrey Stark, MD, vice president and head of medical immunology at UCB, analyzes the Bimzelx Navigate program, a comprehensive support system developed to empower patients prescribed bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx; UCB).

Up to 40% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), with the highest risks among those with Crohn disease, ocular manifestations, or right-sided colonic involvement.

People who regularly consumed yogurt had lower rates of colorectal cancer–positive Bifidobacterium.

Higher telemedicine adoption among Medicare beneficiaries was associated with a slight increase in total visits but a reduction in certain low-value tests and related spending.

Health care institutions with large numbers of Medicare and Medicaid patients may be constrained from offering cancer therapies made available under the accelerated approval pathway.

Therapy timing, patient factors, and emerging combination interventions are guiding treatment decisions in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice works to overcome race, class, cultural, religious, and gender barriers that Black women and young women face in the rural South, specifically the Mississippi Delta and the Black Belt regions of Alabama and Georgia.

Preliminary topline week 96 results showed statistically significant reversal of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH)–compensated cirrhosis with efruxifermin in complete and intent-to-treat analyses.

On February 13, Allogene Therapeutics published new long-term follow-up data on cemacabtagene ansegedleucel, showing the investigative allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy produced durable responses in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

With 2 new self-administration methods, patients living with generalized myasthenia gravis can be more empowered to manage their treatment with greater independence and control.

The rising frequency of natural disasters due to climate change could make health plans more susceptible to significant negative effects, according to Maria DeYoreo, PhD, of RAND Corporation.