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Progress Continues in Developing Alternative Payment Models
The standardization of value-based models is crucial as they become widely-adopted.
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New Study Explores Potential of Mediterranean Diet in Multiple Sclerosis
The gut microbiome may play a key role impact the severity of multiple sclerosis symptoms.
Registration Open for the 2018 NASP Annual Meeting
The sixth annual National Association of Specialty Pharmacy meeting features numerous educational sessions and networking opportunities for specialty pharmacy stakeholders.
Placebo Reduces Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
Patients with cancer experienced a reduction in fatigue after 3 weeks of knowingly taking a placebo.
Organ-on-Chip Technology Simulates Human Reaction to Hepatitis B Virus
An artificial liver infected with hepatitis B demonstrates physiological reaction of a real human liver.
Self-Testing for Cervical Cancer May Remove Screening Barriers
Some patients may be unwilling to undergo traditional screening for cervical cancer.
Trending News Today: Democrats Moving Towards Single-Payer Health Care System
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
Trending News Today: FDA Sets Framework to Increase Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatments
Risk-Adjustment Reimbursement May Fall Short in Some Cases
Risk adjustment must be effective to achieve insurance market reform and expand coverage to new enrollees.
Experimental Drug Gains FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Glioblastoma
GDC-0084 is a small molecule inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase with potential antineoplastic activity.
Top 200 Drugs of 2018: Which Ones Are Making an Impact?
The latest DrugStats database list shows the medications with increasing numbers of prescriptions.
The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Mangers in American Health Care: Pharmacy Concerns and Perspectives: Part 3
There have been multiple concerns levied about PBM tactics that have led plan sponsors and pharmacy stakeholders to push back.
Apple Wants Patients to See Their Medical Records on Their iPhones
With Apple eyeing up the EHR space, the rational movement to get patients data through their iPhones is just the next place to start.
Blending the Ingredients for Behavior Change
Identifying the right ingredients for change can help patients reduce their disease risk, improve health and empower them to adapt positive behaviors.
Health Care Spending Highlights AJPB Week in Review
Top articles of the week from The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits.
Pharmacists With a Side Hustle, Part 1
We talk to pharmacists with fascinating side hustles.
7 Things to Consider Before Transitioning to a New Pharmacy Job
There are many mistakes, pitfalls, and unknowns that pharmacists routinely fail to consider before transitioning to another job.
FDA Approves Short-Term Acute Pain Management Drug
Kempharma introduces newly approved pain management drug and warns of risk for addiction.
Things That Make You Go 'Huh?' in the Pharmacy
Silly things happen in the Pharmacy
PBM, Retail Chain Partner to Purchase Specialty Drugs
Specialty drugs are a large driver of health care spending.
Exercise During Breast, Colon Cancer Chemotherapy Demonstrates Long-Term Benefits
Patients who exercise during chemotherapy may have lower levels of fatigue years after cancer treatments.
Kinase Inhibitor Favorable for Drug-Resistant Thyroid Cancer
Cabozantinib (Cabometyx) treatment resulted in tumor shrinkage among patients with refractory thyroid cancer.
Pharmacy Week in Review: February 23, 2018
A look at the top stories in the world of pharmacy from last week.
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Express Scripts, Walgreens Group Purchasing Partnership Highlights SPT Week in Review
Top news of the week from Specialty Pharmacy Times.
Antibody Treatment Could Stabilize Muscle Paralysis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Experimental therapy could improve lifespan for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Trending News Today: Cost of Establishing Medicaid Work Requirements May be High
Trending News Today: Opioid Epidemic Mortality Rate Slowing in 14 States
Medicaid is a Leading Payer for Inpatient Stays
Medicaid was a leading payer for inpatient hospital stays among multiple age groups over a 15-year period.
All About PBMs
Pharmacy benefit managers serve as a middleman between payers and pharmacies.