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Most Americans have health insurance today, but according to new research from Xerox, only three out of 10 are very confident that their current health plan is the best fit for their family.

U.S. congressmen last week asked the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate three insulin makers for price collusion-the latest in concerns over insulin prices.

Industry leaders share their go-to strategies.

PwC report finds most primary care teams not designed to optimize care. Here’s how to mobilize non-physicians to create a care dream team.

Alcohol and drug dependency treatment goals can tied to an insurer’s pay-for-performance incentive program. Here’s how.

Lay the groundwork for bundled payment; here are three areas in which technology can play a role.

Here’s how you can recognize changes in the oncology pipeline and maximize value related to cancer care.

How to really understand patient experience and improve outcomes. Here are five tips to help you create a culture of excellence.

Here are some of the latest precision medicine approaches being used by managed care organizations, health systems and academic medical centers across the U.S.

As the industry moves toward value-based care, medical education must keep pace.

After carefully considering its promise and consulting with experts, Independence Blue Cross this year became the first major insurer to provide coverage for certain members who are seeking access to whole genome sequencing.

The Leapfrog Group recently released its latest hospital safety grades, and they indicate some interesting trends on a state-by-state basis.

Health plans are using advanced analytics to improve physician engagement,performance and satisfaction in ACOs and risk-sharing contracts.

The Cancer MoonShot 2020 program brings together stakeholders from pharma, community and academic oncology, as well as government and scientific communities in an effort to accelerate the potential of combination immunotherapy as the next-generation standard of care in cancer patients.

Drugs will be provided to health plan members on clinical trials free of charge.

In a big move for patients who take blood pressure medication on a regular basis, FDA last week approved the first generic versions of 4 drugs that contain the blood pressure-lowering medication olmesartan medoxomil (Benicar, Daiichi Sankyo).

As part of efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, Cigna removes prior authorization from medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.

Wide variation exists in practice-level statin prescribing for patients with diabetes, according to a new study.

A recent survey suggests suggest a lack of access to appropriate commercial payer arrangements is causing health systems to explore alternatives.

Consumers are demanding transparency in the prices of drugs. Here’s how they are getting it.

New data presented at the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Vienna, Austria, this week shows that secukinumab (Cosentyx, Novartis) has long-lasting skin clearance in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

Anthem Blue Cross recently launched a year-long diabetes prevention program to educate, treat and support its qualified California members who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Do copay assistance program offer a long-term solution for patients? Experts weigh in.

As the healthcare profession continues to face challenges with antibiotic resistance, drugmakers are developing novel antibiotics that will be effective against some of the worst infections. One drugmaker submitted New Drug Applications (NDAs) for approval of IV and oral delafloxacin (Baxdela) to FDA.

Soon after FDA granted accelerated approval for atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech) to treat bladder cancer, the agency okayed the drug to treat metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Cancer care has made great strides in the U.S., but effective care is still too expensive and inaccessible for many Americans. Now, payers and providers at Highmark, Allegheny Health Network and Johns Hopkins are launching a new model that could change cancer collaboration.

The precision medicine effort could dramatically change patient care, but will it be effective?

A new cancer database, the Genomic Data Commons, aims to make research more accessible

We asked executives how they feel about the future of healthcare. Here’s what they said.

With the presidential election quickly approaching, here’s your chance to know where your peers stand on key issues.