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 comments to several proposals from CMS; Medicare advocates say voters will be motivated by healthcare cost concerns during the midterm elections; research showed diabetes drug dapagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, reduces risks of major cardiovascular events. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Hospital Groups, Others Raise Concerns Over CMS Payment Proposal: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/hospital-groups-others-raise-concerns-over-cms-payment-proposal Senate Votes 98-2 to Ban Pharmacist Gag Clauses: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/senate-votes-982-to-ban-pharmacist-gag-clauses What We're Reading: Safety-Net Readmissions; Gag Clause Bill to Trump; CREATES Impact on Drug Spend: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-safetynet-readmissions-gag-clause-bill-to-trump-creates-impact-on-drug-spend Me