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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Limiting Surprising Medical Bills and Other Health News

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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 the Trump administration looking to bar legal immigrants from using public benefits; a study in The American Journal of Managed Care® finding that a law to limit surprise medical bills is working; data on Affordable Care Act enrollment showing the effect of subsidies.

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Trump Administration Publishes Final Rule Aimed at Legal Immigrants Using Public Benefits

Influence of Out-of-Network Payment Standards on Insurer—Provider Bargaining: California’s Experience

What We're Reading: Ebola Vaccine Victory; ACA Numbers Mixed; Scientists Repurpose Old Drugs

Researchers Say They Developed an Approach to Further Suppress HIV Infection

Evidence-Based Oncology - August 2019

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