Impact of Obesity Interventions on Managed Care

Lean MASLD shows milder histology than overweight and obese MASLD but similar mortality and event risk, with fibrosis tied to prognosis.

Hepatitis reports after vaccination were more often serious in children, but the data lack dose counts and cannot show vaccine-specific risk.

CMS finalized Transparency in Coverage updates as a researcher warns ghost rates and missing inpatient data limit payer price files.

Moderate coffee intake may lower cardiovascular risk, but energy drinks may harm the heart.

Wet work harms the skin barrier and microbiome as delgocitinib emerges.

The Autus Size-Adjustable Valve, which can be expanded as children grow, may reduce the need for repeat open-heart surgeries for congenital defects.

A scoping review of 15 studies found psoriasis prevalence markedly lower across 13 indigenous populations worldwide.

A traditional Medicare out-of-pocket (OOP) cap could reduce beneficiaries’ costs but increase annual federal spending by $39 billion to $96 billion.