This Week in Managed CareState, Federal Crackdowns on Vaping, and Other Health News

Published: Sept. 28, 2019, 1:35 p.m.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\xae\xa0recaps 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 state and federal crackdowns on vaping that forced out the president of Juul; FDA approved a groundbreaking diabetes treatment; Medicare Advantage premiums will decline for 2020.\n\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\nWhat We're Reading: Walmart Removes E-Cigs; Sutter Health Antitrust Case; Sanders Proposes Medical Debt Elimination: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-walmart-removes-ecigs-sutter-health-antitrust-case-sanders-proposes-medical-debt-elimination\nWhat We're Reading: Heartburn Medication Recall; Juul Labs CEO Steps Down; Amazon Launches Virtual Health Clinic: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-heartburn-medication-recall-juul-labs-ceo-steps-down-amazon-launches-virtual-health-clinic\nFlavored E-Cigarettes Linked With Worsening Severity of Asthma in Mice: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/flavored-ecigarettes-linked-with-worsening-severity-of-asthma-in-mice\nFDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Oral Semaglutide, First GLP-1 in Pill Form: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fda-approves-novo-nordisks-oral-semaglutide-first-glp1-in-pill-form\nMA Premiums to Decline as Enrollment Is Expected to Continue Climbing in 2020: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/ma-premiums-to-decline-as-enrollment-is-expected-to-continue-climbing-in-2020\nPhysician Shortage Likely to Impact OB/GYN Workforce in Coming Years: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/physician-shortage-likely-to-impact-obgyn-workforce-in-coming-years\nThe Center for Biosimilars\xae:\xa0https://www.centerforbiosimilars.com/\nEvidence-Based Diabetes Management\u2014September 2019: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2019/september-2019