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September 29, 2019

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—State, Federal Crackdowns on Vaping, 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 state and federal crackdowns on vaping that forced out the president of Juul; FDA approved a groundbreaking diabetes treatment; Medicare Advantage premiums will decline for 2020.

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What We're Reading: Walmart Removes E-Cigs; Sutter Health Antitrust Case; Sanders Proposes Medical Debt Elimination

What We're Reading: Heartburn Medication Recall; Juul Labs CEO Steps Down; Amazon Launches Virtual Health Clinic

Flavored E-Cigarettes Linked With Worsening Severity of Asthma in Mice

FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Oral Semaglutide, First GLP-1 in Pill Form

MA Premiums to Decline as Enrollment Is Expected to Continue Climbing in 2020

Physician Shortage Likely to Impact OB/GYN Workforce in Coming Years

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Evidence-Based Diabetes Management—September 2019

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