This Week in Managed CareJudges Strike Down Trump Health Initiatives and Other Health News

Published: April 6, 2019, 9 a.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\\xa0courts rejecting multiple health initiatives from the Trump administration; Congress heard more about rising insulin prices; a new agreement seeks standards for reporting social determinants of health.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nFederal Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Work Rules in Kentucky, Arkansas: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/federal-judge-strikes-down-medicaid-work-rules-in-kentucky-arkansas\\nJudge Rules Trump\'s DOL Tried to Create "End Run" Around ACA With Association Health Plans: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/judge-rules-trumps-dol-tried-to-create-end-run-around-aca-with-association-health-plans\\nHealthcare Availability, Affordability Most Pressing Worry, Gallup Poll Says: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/healthcare-availability-affordability-most-pressing-worry-gallup-poll-says\\nHouse Subcommittee Hears About Impact of Rising Insulin Prices: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/house-subcommittee-hears-about-impact-of-rising-insulin-prices\\nHouse Subcommittee Hears Insulin Concerns as FDA Advances Biosimilar Transition: https://www.centerforbiosimilars.com/news/house-subcommittee-hears-insulin-concerns-as-fda-advances-biosimilar-transition\\nSenate Committee Discusses the Burden of High Drug Prices and Potential Solutions: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/senate-committee-discusses-the-burden-of-high-drug-prices-and-potential-solutions\\nAMA, UnitedHealthcare Announce Collaboration to Better Identify, Address SDOH Through Data: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/ama-unitedhealthcare-announce-collaboration-to-better-identify-address-sdoh-through-data\\nLouisiana Chooses Asegua to Partner for "Netflix" Subscription Model for HCV Treatment: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/louisiana-chooses-asegua-to-partner-for-netflix-subscription-model-for-hcv-treatment\\nEvidence-Based Diabetes Management\\u2014March 2019: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019\\nThree Years After Advocates Report Flaws, Medicare Diabetes Test Strip Bidding Program Nears Collapse: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019/three-years-after-advocates-report-flaws-medicare-diabetes-test-strip-bidding-program-nears-collapse\\nFrom the Editor-in-Chief: Halt the Glucose Test Strip Bidding Program Until It Can Be Fixed: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/march-2019/from-the-editorinchief-halt-the-glucose-test-strip-bidding-program-until-it-can-be-fixed'