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 research that showed cancer surpassed cardiovascular disease to be the leading cause of death in high-income counties; HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a new mandatory payment model is coming to oncology; a policy change could make mental health treatment more available.
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Cancer Surpasses CVD as Leading Cause of Death in High-Income Counties
Azar Announces Mandatory Oncology Payment Model Is Coming
HHS Lifting IMD Exclusion for Medicaid Payment for Inpatient Mental Health Treatment
Gallup-Sharecare Report Shows How Diabetes Ranks Grew Across the US
The American Journal of Managed Care—November 2018
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