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This week, the top news in managed care included President Donald Trump's first address to Congress, which included guiding principles for replacing the Affordable Care Act, a leaked version of the House GOP's own draft for healthcare reform, and a study finds a concerning trend in colorectal cancer rates among young adults.

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While colorectal cancer screening rates have seen a recent progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 objectives, breast cancer screening rates have remained static, and cervical cancer screening rates have been declining.

A pair of research briefs recently released by the Urban Institute explored trends in past-due medical debt in the US and whether its occurrence is linked to financial literacy.

The House GOP plan would let insurers charge older adults more while younger ones pay less. But low-income Americans nearing retirement age would see tax credits sliced in half at a time when premiums would rise.

The company did not recover from the 5 patient deaths associated with JCAR015 in 2016.

By the time the opioid epidemic was dominating headlines, it was already out of control. So how did the epidemic sneak up on the United States, and what is being done at the state and federal levels to combat the issue?

US and European guidelines recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity.

A key takeaway from a panel discussion at the Patient Access Network Foundation’s second cost-sharing roundtable was the need for educating stakeholders.

The incidence of colorectal cancer continues to decline for older Americans, but researchers have noticed a significant uptick in prevalence among young adults.

Despite concerns that an influx of newly insured patients from the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could make it more difficult for new patients to get a primary care appointment, availability remained stable for privately insured patients and actually increased for Medicaid beneficiaries.

A vitamin D deficit may be linked with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. According to a new study published in PLOS ONE, more than 90% of pediatric patients with IBS were deficient in vitamin D.

Median overall survival was not yet reached at a median follow-up of 8.7 months on the company’s ZUMA-1 trial.

During President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress, his call to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act was met with one of the speech's longest and loudest rounds of applause from Republicans.

Expanding a health system pharmacy’s operations to include specialty drugs, namely oral oncology agents, improved patient care by reducing errors and saving costs.

Clinical guidelines suggest that adequate physical activity after an acute coronary syndrome event is a key component of preventing reoccurrence, but a recent study found disappointingly low levels of compliance with these recommendations.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders has announced a new, yearlong campaign to raise public awareness of rare diseases. “Do Your Share for Rare” shines a light on people living with a rare disease and provides an opportunity for them to share their story.

The lack of measurement goes against the trend toward accountability in healthcare. Studies show there are savings to be found in post-acute settings.

The study points to an additional tool that could help prevent at-risk patients from progressing to diabetes.

Overall, the United States is predicted to see a shortage of 193,000 nursing professionals by 2020, according to a 2015 report.

A new grant aims to gather data on thousands of African American cancer survivors to understand factors that influence disease progression, recurrence, mortality, and quality of life.

For some time, studies have shown a link between elevated stress and obesity. Measuring cortisol levels in the hair may be a better way to evaluate chronic stress, since the hormone level will not fluctuate from day to day.

A study of 3 low-cost pill reminder devices found that their use did not meaningfully increase medication adherence among the patients who had received them.

At the 2nd cost-sharing roundtable hosted by the Patient Access Network Foundation and The American Journal of Managed Care®, Tricia Neuman of the Kaiser Family Foundation provided a perspective on what the future might hold for patients enrolled in Medicare.

The bill circulating Friday would allow insurers to charge older Americans 5 times what the youngest group pays; insurers could charge anyone with a lapse in coverage 30% more to re-enter the market.

A recent cost-effectiveness analysis of 4 colorectal cancer screening initiatives found that some strategies may be more valuable than others in reducing screening disparities.