This Week in Managed CareDrug Importation Plan and Other Health News

Published: Aug. 3, 2019, 9 a.m.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\xae\xa0recaps 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 HHS laying out a plan for importing certain prescription drugs from other countries; a potential new standard of care for chronic lymphocytic leukemia; 3 insulin makers get subpoenaed over their pricing practices.\n\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\nHHS, FDA Outline Foundation for Importing Certain Drugs From Other Countries: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/hhs-fda-outline-foundation-for-importing-certain-drugs-from-other-countries\nCMS Testing Pilot to Give FFS Medicare Providers Historical Claims Data on Patients: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-testing-pilot-to-give-ffs-medicare-providers-historical-claims-data-on-patients\nIbrutinib\u2013Rituximab Improves Survival Compared With Current Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/ibrutinibndashrituximab-improves-survival-compared-with-current-treatment-for-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia\nWhat We're Reading: Democrats Debate Medicare for All; Insulin Makers Questioned; Best Hospital Rankings: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-democrats-debate-medicare-for-all-insulin-makers-questioned-best-hospital-rankings\nBipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Roll Back a Decade's Worth of Insulin Price Hikes: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/bipartisan-senate-bill-seeks-to-roll-back-a-decades-worth-of-insulin-price-hikes\nLilly to Launch Half-Price Version of Humalog: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/lilly-to-launch-halfprice-version-of-humalog\nSanofi Offer Sets Monthly Price of $99 for Insulin Supply: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/sanofi-offers-set-monthly-price-of-99-for-insulin-supply\nIVBM: Advancing Oncologu Quality Through Value-Based Care: https://www.ajmc.com/meetings/ivbm-philadelphia-2019-09-19