This Week in Managed CareIndividual Mandate Eliminated and Other Health News

Published: Dec. 23, 2017, 5:14 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 stories included the elimination of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate; a new gene therapy for inherited vision loss that could cost $1 million; and a study found that social isolation can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nWhat We're Reading: GOP Tax Bill Passes; Healthcare Deals; Discussing High Drug Prices: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-gop-tax-bill-passes-healthcare-deals-discussing-high-drug-prices\\n\\nFDA Approves Gene Therapy for Inherited Vision Loss: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fda-approves-gene-therapy-for-inherited-vision-loss\\n\\nWhat We're Reading: GOP Tax Bill Passes; Healthcare Deals; Discussing High Drug Prices: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-gop-tax-bill-passes-healthcare-deals-discussing-high-drug-prices\\n\\nLinks Between Social Isolation, Type 2 Diabetes Show Need for Friendships: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/links-between-social-isolation-type-2-diabetes-show-need-for-friendships\\n\\nEvidence-Based Oncology\\u2014December 2017: www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-oncology/2017/december-2017"