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Employer-provided insurance stable after ACA implementation
Concerns that Affordable Care Act provisions implemented in 2014 would lead large numbers of employers to drop health insurance coverage appear to...
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Number of Medicare part D drug plans continues to decline
There will be 16% fewer Medicare part D prescription drug plans available in 2017, compared with 2016,
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7 tips for successful value-based care contracts
Drafting clear, thoughtful contracts with payers is critical as physicians enter into new value-based care arrangements.
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Obesity risk rises when kids aren’t active 1 hour a day
SAN FRANCISCO – The behavioral characteristic that correlated the most with obesity in school-age children was being active less than 1 hour per...
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Injectable male contraceptive on par with other reversible options
An injectable male contraceptive combining long-acting testosterone and progestogen achieves near-complete yet reversible suppression of sperm...
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Drug prices, not the health law, top voters’ health priorities for 2017
Majorities of Democratic, Republican, and independent voters support making sure high-cost drugs for chronic conditions are affordable for...
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Doctors have at least seven APM options in 2017
Physicians will have several options to choose from when it comes to advanced alternative payment models (APMs) in 2017. In an Oct. 25 release,...
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Risk tool labels 59%-81% of adults as prediabetic
A Web-based risk test endorsed by the AMA, the ADA, and the CDC would label 59%-81% of adults as prediabetic if it were applied to the general U.S...
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Growth in hospital-employed physicians shows no signs of slowing
In July 2012, an estimated 95,000 physicians (26%) were hospital employed. By July 2015, that number grew to 141,000 (38%).
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Guideline: Supplemental, dietary calcium both heart safe
Both dietary and supplemental calcium should be considered safe for the cardiovascular system as long as total intake doesn’t exceed 2,000-2,500...
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NAMS hormone therapy guidelines stress individualized treatment
The new statement, an update from the North American Menopause Society’s 2012 recommendations, gives targeted recommendations for special...