This Week in Managed CareHealthcare Impact of Government Shutdown and Other Health News

Published: Jan. 5, 2019, 3:12 p.m.

b'Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\\xae\\xa0(AJMC\\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 a government shutdown affects healthcare; Democrats take control of the House; and AJMC\\xae\\xa0names its most influential person in healthcare.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nHow the Partial Government Shutdown Will Affect Healthcare: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/how-the-partial-government-shutdown-will-affect-healthcare\\nHouse Democrats Return to Power, Plan Hearings on ACA, Climate Change, Immigration Health: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/house-democrats-return-to-power-plan-hearings-on-aca-climate-change-immigration-health\\nReaders Choose the Most Influential Person in Healthcare in 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/readers-choose-the-most-influential-person-in-healthcare-in-2018\\nTrump Offers Blueprint to Drive Down Prescription Drug Prices; Targets Rebates, "Middlemen": https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/-trump-offers-blueprint-to-drive-down-prescription-drug-prices-targets-rebates-middlemen\\n5 Things to Know About the FDA\'s Biosimilar Action Plan: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/5-things-to-know-about-the-fdas-biosimilar-action-plan\\nFDA Takes Steps to Prevent Access to Flavored Tobacco Products, Ban Menthol Cigarettes: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fda-takes-steps-to-prevent-access-to-flavored-tobacco-products-ban-menthol-cigarettes\\nWhat We\'re Reading: ACA to Remain in Place During Appeal; Cigarette Ban in Pharmacies; Judge Blocks 340B Cuts: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-aca-to-remain-in-place-during-appeal-cigarette-ban-in-pharmacies-judge-blocks-340b-cuts\\nEvidence-Based Diabetes Management\\u2014December 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2018/december-2018'