This Week in Managed CarePushback on Proposed Payment Rules and Other Health News

Published: Sept. 15, 2018, 8 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 medical groups asking CMS to\\xa0halt or slow down its plans to cut physician reimbursement for evaluation and management services; the Senate weighs a package of bills to combat the opioid epidemic; new research shows the Affordable Care Act pushed the uninsured rate down to 10%.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nMedical Groups Tell CMS to Stand Down From Linking Reimbursement to Paperwork Burdens: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/medical-groups-tell-cms-to-stand-down-from-linking-reimbursement-to-paperwork-burdens\\nWhat We're Reading: Senate Opioid Bills; Michigan's Medicaid Work Requirements; Missouri Abortion Ruling: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-senate-opioid-bills-michigans-medicaid-work-requirements-missouri-abortion-ruling\\nACA Pushed Uninsured Rate Down to 10% in 2016, Even More So in Medicaid Expansion States: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/aca-pushed-uninsured-rate-down-to-10-in-2016-even-more-so-in-medicaid-expansion-states\\nPrescription Drug Coverage Improved Survival for Patients With MM: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/prescription-drug-coverage-improved-survival-for-patients-with-mm\\nFuture Perspectives on Oncology Value Based Care: https://www.ajmc.com/ivbm-nyc"