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One thing that is unlikely to change under the new Administration is the goal of reducing the cost of healthcare through various alternative payment initiatives. Here’s how that will affect oncology.

The call for antimicrobial stewardship is growing. Enact these steps to prevent a return to the pre-antibiotic era.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois partners with gastroenterology group to focus on Crohn’s disease patients.

With a growing need for services, nearly nine in 10 employers cite behavioral health as an important priority in Willis Towers Watson survey.

Two studies, one from Prime Therapeutics and Stanford, reveal an alarming increase in overdose with concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines. Here’s how managed care can help.

Industry leaders say that despite criticisms against the healthcare industry, there are some great lessons it can teach other industries.

FDA approved supplemental applications for 2 primary hepatitis C medications to be used in children for the first time.

Two recent studies demonstrate that pirfenidone (Esbriet, Genentech) prolongs life expectancy by 2.47 years for IPF patients and that Esbriet and nintedanib (Ofev, Boehringer Ingelheim) reduce the decline in lung function.

FDA recently approved deutetrabenazine (Austedo, Teva Pharmaceuticals) to treat chorea associated with Huntington’s disease (HD). The medication is only the second product approved to treat HD, and is the first deuterated product approved by FDA.

The healthcare industry continues to focus efforts on treatments that work better, and ideally are less expensive and less invasive for patients.

The healthcare industry continues to focus efforts on treatments that work better, and ideally are less expensive and less invasive for patients.

Getting diabetic patients to adhere to medication and dietary changes can be difficult. Here are some tips from experts.

Polypharmacy presents real problems-especially for older adults.

These trends emerge from CDW’s Patient Engagement Perspective Study, but surprisingly one tech trend didn’t make the cut.

What exactly did House representatives on both sides of the aisle dislike about the AHCA? Here’s a look at what MCOs should know.

Could new technology solve America’s diabetes crisis? Find out.

While FDA just approved the first drug for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), the drug’s price tag is controversial.

Meridian Medical Technologies, Mylan's manufacturing partner for the EpiPen Auto-Injector, expanded a voluntary recall of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. epinephrine auto-Injectors to now include additional lots distributed in the United States and other markets.

Chief experience officers improve the patient experience-and the experience of caregivers.

New updates in insulin products, as well as non-pharma therapies are on the horizon for diabetes.

From a healthcare perspective, bariatric surgery is considered one of the most effective options for short-term and sustained weight loss. But does the investment pay off?

From public furor over price hikes to the loss of patent protections for blockbuster drugs, big changes are afoot in the pharmaceutical marketplace. Read more.

Just last year, the FDA approved Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) for DMD, over the recommendations of FDA scientists and an external scientific advisory committee. Read more.

Oncology is a complex and rapidly-evolving management challenge for payers.

Biosimilars will reshape clinical care and managed care pharmacy but ambiguities in the regulatory landscape and knowledge gaps among clinicians seem likely slow adoption.

Weighing the ethics of approving expensive cancer drugs for patients facing terminal disease is a multifaceted endeavor. Here are some recommendations.

Last year was a banner year for generic drug approvals by the FDA. Find out what’s in store for 2017.

Patient risk can improve value-based cancer care. Find out how.

How managed care organizations manage opioid utilization and some of the limitations to those management strategies was a hot topic at the AMCP Annual Meeting.

The correct approach to take when creating a specialty pharmacy network is a key issue for healthcare executives.