This Week in Managed CareCancer Is the New Leading Cause of Death and Other Health News

Published: Nov. 17, 2018, 2:57 p.m.

b'Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\\xae recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.\\n\\nThis week, the top managed care news included research that showed cancer surpassed cardiovascular disease to be the leading cause of death in high-income counties; HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a\\xa0new mandatory payment model is coming to oncology; a policy change could make mental health treatment more available.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nCancer Surpasses CVD as Leading Cause of Death in High-Income Counties: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/cancer-surpasses-cvd-as-leading-cause-of-death-in-highincome-counties\\nAzar Announces Mandatory Oncology Payment Model Is Coming: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/azar-announces-mandatory-oncology-payment-model-is-coming\\nHHS Lifting IMD Exclusion for Medicaid Payment for Inpatient Mental Health Treatment: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/hhs-lifting-imd-exclusion-for-medicaid-payment-for-inpatient-mental-health-treatment\\nGallup-Sharecare Report Shows How Diabetes Ranks Grew Across the US: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/gallupsharecare-report-shows-how-diabetes-ranks-grew-across-the-us\\nThe American Journal of Managed Care\\u2014November 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2018/2018-vol24-n11'