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Numerous specialty medications, generics, and biosimilars, are expected to be approved this year for cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and other indications.

Medical marijuana’s therapeutic evidence base remains nascent and controversial but the regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly.

It’s no surprise that gaps in the screening, monitoring, and management of chronic diseases abound, even in managed care settings. Here’s how technology can help.

A study from Walgreens provides a benchmark of basal insulin treatment persistence across different payers in the United States.

FDA approved the first treatment for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare, aggressive skin cancer.

On March 10, the White House announced that President Donald Trump selected Scott Gottlieb, MD, who has worked for FDA in the past, as his choice to head the FDA. Here are five things managed healthcare executives should know about the pick.

Here are four of the top benefits of incorporating behavioral health management into care management plans for members with chronic conditions.

Here are five key security risk assessment elements to identify and remediate.

Our policy analyst weighs in on a new drug industry PR campaign that attempts to shift the blame for high drug costs.

Partnership between senior living provider and healthcare system improves population health.

Here are four ways that health plans can improve their internal processes for collecting provider data.

FDA approved safinamide (Xadago, Newron Pharmaceuticals) tablets as an add-on treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease. FDA also approved new treatments for classical Hodgkin lymphoma and pemphigus vulgaris, a rare, life-threatening condition characterized by progressive painful blistering of the skin and mucous membranes.

Here are five critical regulations that executives can begin to prepare for today.

Researchers create a set of recommendations for transparency at the agency in five principal areas.

To ensure providers are prepared for telemedicine practice, healthcare leaders must provide training in these areas.

Healthcare leaders are concerned about developing reliable strategies for the future. Is effective strategic and financial planning even possible with so many variables up in the air?

With ACA repeal and replace on the horizon, digital healthcare solutions will surely be affected.

What should managed care executives know about the GOP ACA replacement plan? Find out.

A West survey finds that an overwhelming number of chronic care patients say they need help managing their disease.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and some consumer groups praised President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the new FDA commissioner.

Include medication-assisted treatment high on the list of clinical tools used to treat opioid addiction.

Mylan received approval from FDA to market its desvenlafaxine extended-release tablets, the generic version of Pristiq (Pfizer), for major depressive disorder. Plus, 2 other manufacturers recently received approval for their generic versions of Pristiq.

ACA repeal or replacement must focus on how to preserve mental health services and pharmacy access.

Creating a system where health outcomes are paramount is key. Here’s what stakeholders need to do.

Innovation in healthcare wearables continues to drive market growth.

New treatment indications are under investigation for the use of cannabinoid-based drugs.

Industry leaders share their go-to strategies.

Seven ways health execs can prepare for the future.

While Trump has touted Obamacare as a “disaster,” some healthcare experts say the change could negatively impact hospitals in a variety of ways.

FDA approved 10 mg dapagliflozin and 5 mg saxagliptin (Qtern, AstraZeneca), to treat type 2 diabetes.