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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - Fighting Medicare Fraud, and Other 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® (AJMC®) recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

This week, CMS announced it would take Social Security numbers off Medicare cards to combat fraud and protect seniors from identity theft; a national plan to combat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was released; and a nutrition advocacy group called on the FDA to stick with the schedule for rolling out a new nutrition facts label.

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