Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.
Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week.
This week, top managed care stories included an additional setback for Medicaid work rules; another study finding more benefits from SGLT2 inhibitors; researchers finding unwanted end-of-life care causes stress.
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DC Circuit Panel Rejects Arkansas Medicaid Work Rules
SGLT2 Inhibitors Benefit All Patients with T2D, Regardless of CVD Diagnosis
Unwanted End-of-Life Care Increases Patient Emotional Distress
Evidence-Based Oncology - February 2020
Care Pathways in US Healthcare Settings: Current Successes and Limitations, and Future Challenges
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Interactive mHealth App Helped Improve Patients’ Lifestyle Habits After Undergoing PCI
April 29th 2024These lifestyle improvements included adherence to the Mediterranean diet, improved frequency of healthy food consumption, increased physical activity, and quitting smoking, among other factors.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Survey Results Reveal Potential Factors Slowing the Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality Rate
April 23rd 2024Research indicated that worsened glycemic, blood pressure, and obesity control, as well as increased alcohol consumption, leveled lipid control, and persistent socioeconomic disparities may have contributed to the decelerated cardiovascular mortality decline in recent years.
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Real-World Data Show Leqvio's Effectiveness in Reducing LDL-C in Patients With ASCVD
April 11th 2024Results from the V-INITIATE trial showed a substantial 60% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from baseline to day 330 in the inclisiran first group compared with a mere 7% reduction in the usual care group.
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