This Week in Managed Care—Pushback on Proposed Payment Rules and Other Health News

Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included medical groups asking CMS to halt or slow down its plans to cut physician reimbursement for evaluation and management services; the Senate weighs a package of bills to combat the opioid epidemic; new research shows the Affordable Care Act pushed the uninsured rate down to 10%. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Medical Groups Tell CMS to Stand Down From Linking Reimbursement to Paperwork Burdens: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/medical-groups-tell-cms-to-stand-down-from-linking-reimbursement-to-paperwork-burdens What We're Reading: Senate Opioid Bills; Michigan's Medicaid Work Requirements; Missouri Abortion Ruling: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-senate-opioid-bills-michigans-medicaid-work-requirements-missouri-abortion-ruling ACA Pushed Uninsured Rate Down to 10% in 2016, Even More So in Medicaid Expansion States: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/aca-pushed-uninsured-rate-down-to-10-in-2016-even-more-so-in-medicaid-expansion-states Prescription Drug Coverage Improved Survival for Patients With MM: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/prescription-drug-coverage-improved-survival-for-patients-with-mm Future Perspectives on Oncology Value Based Care: https://www.ajmc.com/ivbm-nyc