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OA progresses equally with new focal partial- or full-thickness cartilage damage
A small, partial-thickness focal cartilage defect in the tibiofemoral joint compartment has the same impact on osteoarthritis disease progression...
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What will the Trump administration mean for medicine?
ACA repeal seems fairly likely; who will head the federal health care agencies is unknown.
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New criteria estimate systemic sclerosis to be more prevalent in primary biliary cholangitis patients
The use of outdated criteria for the identification of systemic sclerosis in primary biliary cholangitis likely led to an underestimation of the...
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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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PsA bone loss measurement: A surrogate for radiographic progression?
An advanced computer assisted digital x-ray radiogrammetry technique that measures bone thickness has the potential to be a surrogate marker of...
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ACP on gout: Treat to symptoms, not to urate targets
New gout treatment guidelines support the use of urate-lowering therapy but find no place for treating patients to achieve any specific serum...
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Anti–nerve growth factor drug has long-term OA pain benefit, but unclear safety
Treatment for a year with the human anti–nerve growth factor monoclonal antibody fulranumab provided pain relief and functional benefits to...
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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,...