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On October 6, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released Meaningful Use-Stage 2 modifications and Stage 3 final rules.

Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled against the Department of Health and Human Services by saying that pharma companies do not have to offer rural and cancer hospitals that serve low-income populations 340B discounts on orphan drugs.

What managed care executives should know about rising drug prices, how they impact the healthcare system, and advice on what to do about it.

OptumRx program aims to ensure that optimal standards of quality are upheld by the pharmacies that produce and dispense them. Here's how the program works.

Researchers from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo highlight efforts to promote safe and appropriate use of opioids.

In the latest controversy over the high cost of certain prescription medications, a recent Reuters article said that more oncologists won’t prescribe expensive drugs.

Five candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination took the stage October 13. Here are five key takeaways.

Traveling to Orlando for AMCP Nexus 2015? Make the most out of your trip by attending these presentations. View the top 10.

Raulo Frear, AMCP president, discusses the upcoming AMCP conference and some of the top challenges and opportunities facing the managed care pharmacy industry. Read more.

Partner with community-based organizations to implement quality diabetes programs for the Hispanic population.

Here are 3 major concerns patients with IPF should be aware of, according to research from Carlo Vancheri that appeared in a recent issue of Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases.

FDA has approved aripiprazole lauroxil (Aristada, Alkermes) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia.

There is new hope for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) after positive data on Gilenya and the investigational drug ocrelizumab was presented at the Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Barcelona, Spain.

Soon after the FDA granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it approved Opdivo (nivolumab) for an expanded use – to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed during or after platinum-based chemotherapy.

A new study by National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) finds that generic drugs are the best bargain in the healthcare system-but that may change if recent price hikes continue.

On the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services release of the Medicare accountable care organizations (ACO) 2014 quality and financial performance results, tracking the ACO industry for market shifts might be a wise move, according to one industry expert.

The National Health Council recently released a state progress report of health insurance exchanges. View the key findings.

First 2-drug therapy approved for advanced melanoma and four other recent approvals by FDA relating to new drugs and treatments.

It is important not to write off EHR systems as a sunk investment or simply as a cost of doing business in healthcare.

Quality, financial performance provides glimpse at long-term effects

Several new drugs hold promise, but cost is a top concern.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health, unveiled the first CMS plan to address health equity in Medicare.There are six key priorities of the CMS Equity Plan for Medicare.

The first biosimilar product was approved this spring. Pharmacists will want to familiarize themselves with this new class of therapies. Below are the five top things that a pharmacist should know about biosimilars.

CMS recently released a proposed draft of its Medicare Reporting Requirements document for 2016 and, for the first time, the guidance includes reporting requirements for Medicare rewards and incentive programs. The new reporting requirement is slated to begin January 1. Are you ready?

Barriers persist though adoption continues to grow

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) organizations and healthcare providers are lauding the update of the Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, which was last updated in 2011.

Coming to a decision to outsource business processes is one thing. Deciding which services to outsource is another.

More plans look to outsourcing to increase productivity, lower costs