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American College of Rheumatology Leads Charge to Address Excessive Patient Cost Sharing

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The ACR Government Affairs Committee has developed legislative language to limit commercial insurance plans’ cost-sharing requirements for medications in a specialty drug tier to the dollar amount applicable to drugs in the nonpreferred-brand drug tier.

The Forward View in Rheumatology

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Future leaders convene at the ACR/Arthritis Foundation Rheumatology Research Workshop to discuss cutting-edge research and career development.

The State-of-the-Art of Rheumatology Symposium

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Experts from across the nation describe the best clinical approaches to rheumatologic disease management.

Minerals, Mud, Martinis, and Methylprednisone

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How the practice of rheumatology differs in America and Europe.

Patient Fact Sheet: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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Several types of arthritis fall under the JIA heading. This inflammation begins before patients reach the age of 16 years, and may involve one or many joints and cause other symptoms such as fevers, rash, and eye inflammation.

Treatment Patterns and Trends for Spondylarthropathies

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Methotrexate is a commonly used disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for treating patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). However, is it truly as effective as many think it is? That’s the question raised during the session “Spondylarthropathies: Recent Insights,” which took place at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in November.

Maintenance of Certification Is Not Just for the Young

James R. O’Dell, MD  |  

I certainly am relieved to know that I will never need to recertify with the American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification, but this feeling is shadowed by a deep sense of shame. I decided to step up and take advantage of all the wonderful recertification programs the ACR has to offer.