This episode of Managed Care Cast is a preview of an interview with Michael E. Chernew, PhD, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, the co-editors-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care®, which appears in the December issue of the journal.
As 2020 ends, the last interview in a year-long series running during the 25th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) is with the journal’s co-editors-in-chief, Michael E. Chernew, PhD, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD.
This episode of Managed Care Cast is a preview of that conversation, which appears in the December issue. Chernew and Fendrick discuss which issues they think President-elect Joe Biden should prioritize, including the sustainability of Medicare, a continued way forward for the Affordable Care Act, and value-based insurance design, particularly as the continued coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to stress every aspect of health care.
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