This Week in Managed CarePatient-Reported Outcomes With CAR T and Other Health News

Published: Aug. 25, 2018, 6 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 a panel mostly endorsed the use of patient-reported outcomes for coverage of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; the US Preventive Services Task Force released new recommendations for cervical cancer screening; research found accountable care organization penetration may be changing how physicians work.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nMany Questions to Ask in Setting National Coverage for CAR T Therapies: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/many-questions-to-ask-in-setting-national-coverage-for-cart-therapies\\nMEDCAC Panel Mostly Endorses PROs for CAR T Therapies: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/medcac-panel-mostly-endorses-pros-for-car-t-therapies\\nUSPSTF Updates Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/uspstf-updates-cervical-cancer-screening-recommendations\\nACO Penetration Linked to Decreased Work Hours, Less Self-Employment: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/aco-penetration-linked-to-decreased-work-hours-less-selfemployment\\nSubstituting Brand-Name Combinations for Generics Could Have Saved Medicare $925 Million in 2016: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/substituting-brandname-combinations-for-generics-could-have-saved-medicare-925-million-in-2016\\nPayment Reform Reveals Value of Diabetes Educators in Driving Down Healthcare Costs, Joslin's Gabbay Says: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/aade2018/payment-reform-reveals-value-of-diabetes-educators-in-driving-down-healthcare-costs-joslins-gabbay-says\\nAmerican Association of Diabetes Educators 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/aade2018\\nEvidence-Based Oncology\\u2014August 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-oncology/2018/august-2018"