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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—CMS Addresses Drug Costs, 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 stories included a new rule from CMS to address drug costs for seniors; a campaign to get payers to fund the artificial pancreas is working; and a new survey identifies how Americans prefer to treat pain.

Read more about the stories in this podcast:

New CMS Rule Takes Aim at Drug Costs for Seniors, Opioid Crisis

JDRF Announces Anthem Policy Change on Medtronic Artificial Pancreas

Survey Identifies Americans' Preferences for Pain Management

ASCO's TAPUR Study Expands to Enroll Patients Receiving Immunotherapy

Changes in Cardiovascular Care Provision After the Affordable Care Act

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