Policy

September 4th 2025

To mark the 30th anniversary of The American Journal of Managed Care, each issue in 2025 includes a special feature: reflections from a thought leader on what has changed—and what has not—over the past 3 decades and what’s next for managed care. The September issue features a conversation with Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, chief medical officer and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS.

September 3rd 2025

The governors of Washington, California, and Oregon have launched the West Coast Health Alliance to provide evidence-based guidance amid shifting CDC policies.

September 2nd 2025

Why is health care so staggeringly difficult to use? How do we fix it? To move forward, we first must look back, because the system we have today was not really designed, it evolved, notes Ariela Simerman, Turquoise Health.

August 29th 2025

Medicaid expansion significantly improves health coverage and access, yet several Southern states face a persistent coverage gap amid political challenges.