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May 5, 2019

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Disrupting the Healthcare System and Other Health News

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.

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 CMS Administrator Seema Verma calling for more disruption to the healthcare system; former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, reflecting on the agency’s record of innovation; liraglutide demonstrating promise for youth with type 2 diabetes.

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CMS' Verma: Upend the Status Quo to Move to Value-Based Care

National Association of ACOs Spring 2019

In First Speech Since Stepping Down as FDA Commissioner, Gottlieb Reflects on Agency's Push for Innovation

World Health Care Congress 2019

Liraglutide Lowers A1C in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes, Phase 3 Study Finds

Study: Oncotype DX-Guided Treatment May Cut Breast Cancer Care Costs by $50 Million in US

Why Patients Seek Out Medical Cannabis

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