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Get Schooled on Lowering Costs

Plans could learn from two University of Michigan (UM) developed healthcare initiatives that were recommended to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in an Institute of Medicine report about the future of the nation’s healthcare. Get educated. » More

QUALITY

Medication Adherence Poses Challenges

Medicare Advantage plans may have a difficult time attaining four- and five-star ratings under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System if they don’t keep up with the system’s changes. Here’s what you need to know. » More

Resource Center: Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation afflicts more than 2.3 million persons in the United States and is expected to increase 2.5-fold by 2050. To find risk stratifying tools and articles on emerging oral anticoagulant therapies, click here .

TECHNOLOGY

The Right Medicine for Different Genes

A $10 million X PRIZE purse will be awarded for accurately sequencing the entire genome of 100 centenarians quickly, cheaply and accurately. The competition looks to usher in a new era of personalized medicine through sequencing the whole human genome to a level of fidelity never before measured. » More

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