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 an announcement from CMS of creating direct provider contracting, plus a broad set of proposed rules for health information technology; new recommendations to improve postpartum care; a look at future competition among specialty drugs. Read more about the stories in this podcast: CMS: "Meaningful Use" Is Out, "Interoperability" Is In: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-meaningful-use-is-out-interoperability-is-in Humana Launches Bundled Payment Model to Improve Maternity Outcomes and Cost: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/humana-launches-bundled-payment-model-to-improve-maternity-outcomes-and-cost What We're Reading: VA Pick's Hearing Delayed; Hospital Profits Fall; Re-Imagining Postpartum Care: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-va-picks-hearing-delayed-hospital-profits-fall-reimagining-postpartum-care ACOG Annual C