This Week in Managed Care—Judges Strike Down Trump Health Initiatives and Other Health News

Managed Care Cast

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) 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 courts rejecting multiple health initiatives from the Trump administration; Congress heard more about rising insulin prices; a new agreement seeks standards for reporting social determinants of health. Read more about the stories in this podcast: Federal Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Work Rules in Kentucky, Arkansas: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/federal-judge-strikes-down-medicaid-work-rules-in-kentucky-arkansas Judge Rules Trump's DOL Tried to Create "End Run" Around ACA With Association Health Plans: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/judge-rules-trumps-dol-tried-to-create-end-run-around-aca-with-association-health-plans Healthcare Availability, Affordability Most Pressing Worry, Gallup Poll Says: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/healthcare-availability-affordability-most-pressing-worry-gallup-poll-says House Subcommittee Hears About Impact of Rising Insulin Prices: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/house-subcommittee-hears-about-impact-of-rising-insulin-prices House Subcommittee Hears Insulin Concerns as FDA Advances Biosimilar Transition: https://www.centerforbiosimilars.com/news/house-subcommittee-hears-insulin-concerns-as-fda-advances-biosimilar-transition Senate Committee Discusses the Burden of High Drug Prices and Potential Solutions: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/senate-committee-discusses-the-burden-of-high-drug-prices-and-potential-solutions AMA, UnitedHealthcare Announce Collaboration to Better Identify, Address SDOH Through Data: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/ama-unitedhealthcare-announce-collaboration-to-better-identify-address-sdoh-through-data Louisiana Chooses Asegua to Partner for "Netflix" Subscription Model for HCV Treatment: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/louisiana-chooses-asegua-to-partner-for-netflix-subscription-model-for-hcv-treatment Evidence-Based Diabetes Management—March 2019: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019 Three Years After Advocates Report Flaws, Medicare Diabetes Test Strip Bidding Program Nears Collapse: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019/three-years-after-advocates-report-flaws-medicare-diabetes-test-strip-bidding-program-nears-collapse From the Editor-in-Chief: Halt the Glucose Test Strip Bidding Program Until It Can Be Fixed: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019/from-the-editorinchief-halt-the-glucose-test-strip-bidding-program-until-it-can-be-fixed