This Week in Managed CareDrug Prices in TV Ads and Other Health News

Published: Oct. 20, 2018, 7 a.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 the Trump administration unveiling plans to include drug prices in television ads; CMS touted Medicare Advantage at the beginning of open enrollment for Medicare; research found\\xa0Medicare beneficiaries who live in housing with support services stay out of the hospital.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nTrump Officials Outline Plan to Put Drug Prices in TV Ads: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/trump-officials-outline-plan-to-put-drug-prices-in-tv-ads\\nVerma Talks Up Medicare Advantage Growth at Insurance Industry Meeting: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/verma-talks-up-medicaid-advantage-growth-at-insurance-industry-meeting\\nCMS Will Allow Medicare Advantage Plans to Use Step Therapy to Negotiate Drug Prices: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-will-allow-medicare-advantage-plans-to-use-step-therapy-to-negotiate-drug-prices\\nUnitedHealthcare Names 3 Biosimilars Preferred Treatments in 2019 MA Plans: https://www.centerforbiosimilars.com/news/unitedhealthcare-names-3-biosimilars-preferred-treatments-in-2019-ma-plans\\nWhat We're Reading: Promoting Pediatric Cancer Research; Mystery Paralysis; Cost of Being Sick: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-promoting-pediatric-cancer-research-mystery-paralysis-cost-of-being-sick\\nAffordable Housing With Supportive Services Leads to Reduced Hospital Use Among Seniors: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/affordable-housing-with-supportive-services-leads-to-reduced-hospital-use-among-seniors\\nEvidence-Based Oncology\\u2014October 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-oncology/2018/october-2018"