An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals
Richard Quinn
Richard Quinn is an award-winning journalist with 15 years’ experience. He has worked at the Asbury Park Press in N.J. and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., and currently is managing editor for a leading commercial real estate publication. His freelance work has appeared in The Jewish State, The Hospitalist, The Rheumatologist, ACEP Now and ENT Today. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, new son and three cats.
In an interview with The Rheumatologist, J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, discusses the benefits and complications of precision medicine for rheumatologists and their patients, including advances in genetics, diagnostic tools and targeted treatments…
In a survey, the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations found a consensus among rheumatologists that the FDA should increase safety for biosimilar therapies via naming and labeling regulations…
A recent British study concluded that determining a rheumatoid arthritis patient’s personal beliefs about medication could aid rheumatologists in regularly addressing medication adherence during visits.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is attempting to update the reimbursement process for Medicaid, which might relieve administrative burdens on specialists and improve access to services.
Questions, concerns and spirited debate have surrounded the Graduate Medical Education (GME) system for decades. The program that trains nearly 120,000 physicians per year is under constant scrutiny.1 Changes to the political landscape, combined with ongoing efforts by health industry payers and regulators to squeeze inefficiency out of the system, have kept the GME in…
The high out-of-pocket costs of biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) place “enormous financial strain” on Medicare beneficiaries and may limit therapy adherence, according to the lead author of a national investigation into Part D coverage and cost-sharing structures. Recently published online in Arthritis & Rheumatology, the study analyzed 2,737 Part D plan formularies for…
With the U.S. FDA’s first approval of a biosimilar drug earlier this month, rheumatologists stress the need to ensure safety, efficacy of such drugs in treating rheumatic diseases