Podcast: This Week in Managed Care - Competing Health Bills, 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.

This week, the top stories in managed care included competing healthcare reform bills in the Senate; the FDA announced progress in clearing up the backlog of orphan drug requests; and a study examines how much it really costs to bring a drug to the market.

Read more about the stories mentioned in this podcast at the following links:

Senators Reveal Competing Plans for Health Reform: Block Grants vs Medicare for All

FDA Announces Progress, Next Steps in Streamlining Orphan Drug Review Process

Bringing Drugs to Market Costs Less Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Quest Moves to More Accurate, Nonfasting Cholesterol Test Method

MACRA Survey Finds Oncology Physicians Unprepared for Payment Changes

ASCO Releases Guidelines on Patient—Clinician Communication

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