Segment 12: Using Diagnostic Tests More Thoughtfully

CDC data show cancer deaths declining as lung cancer treatment and detection advance, with new KRAS-targeted therapies showing early promise.

Nonadherence to semaglutide for obesity worsened once out-of-pocket costs passed roughly $75 per 30-day supply among commercially insured adults.

At a Stakeholder Interchange convened by The American Journal of Managed Care® in Houston, Texas, oncologists and pharmacists from academic and community practices debated how teclistamab- and talquetamab-based regimens stack up against CAR T-cell therapy in second-line multiple myeloma, and what it will take—staffing, caregiver support, hospital partnerships, and payer buy-in—to move step-up dosing out of the hospital and into the clinic.

All 50 states have applied for CMS's GENEROUS Model, a Medicaid drug pricing program expected to save $64.3 billion over the next decade.

HYPERION trial data shows a 76% reduction in clinical worsening events among adults recently diagnosed with PAH.

Diabetes care improves when support adapts to real-life changes, removing barriers and sustaining daily habits beyond reminders, education, and one-time interventions.

Imlunestrant plus abemaciclib doubled median PFS in patients with ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer.

Global Burden of Disease data show prevalence fell nearly 30% from 1990 to 2021, yet the number of women affected grew 9.1%.