This Week in Managed CareAvoidable Hospitalizations and Other Health News

Published: June 6, 2020, 11 a.m.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\xae\xa0recaps the top managed care news of the week.\n\nThis week, top managed care stories included an additional setback for Medicaid work rules; another study finding more benefits from SGLT2 inhibitors; researchers finding unwanted end-of-life care causes stress.\n\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\nOCM, Other APM Timelines Extended Due to COVID-19: www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/ocm-other-apm-timelines-extended-due-to-covid-19\nRacial Disparities Shift in Observation Status in Hospital Admissions for Avoidable Conditions: www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/racial-disparities-shift-in-observation-status-in-hospital-admissions-for-avoidable-conditions\nStudy Finds Nonprofit Hospitals Did Not Direct Medicaid Expansion Savings Into Communities: www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/study-finds-nonprofit-hospitals-did-not-direct-medicaid-expansion-savings-into-communities-\nASCO 2020 Annual Meeting: www.ajmc.com/conferences/asco-2020\nImproving Quality of Care in Oncology Through Healthcare Payment Reform: www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2018/2018-vol24-n3/improving-quality-of-care-in-oncology-through-healthcare-payment-reform