This Week in Managed CareThe Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and Other Health News

Published: May 25, 2019, 1:18 p.m.

b"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 a study questioning the\\xa0Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; FDA issuing a warning about\\xa0do-it-yourself artificial pancreas systems; measles cases reach the highest level since 1994.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nStudy Questions Penalizing, Incentivizing PCPs for Readmission Rates: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/study-questions-penalizing-incentivizing-pcps-for-readmission-rates\\nFDA Issues Warning on Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fda-issues-warning-on-do-it-yourself-artificial-pancreas\\nWhat We're Reading: Tobacco Age Legislation; Most Measles Cases Since 1994; Hidden Dangers of Heart Device: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-tobacco-age-legislation-most-measles-cases-since-1994-hidden-dangers-of-heart-device\\nAlkermes' Novel Schizophrenia Drug Shows Less Weight Gain, Addressing Top Patient Complaint: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/apa-2019?rel=0/alkermes-novel-schizophrenia-drug-shows-less-weight-gain-addressing-top-patient-complaint\\nAdam Simmons on Patient Preferences When Taking Antipsychotic Medications: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/apa-2019/adam-simmons-on-patient-preferences-when-taking-antipsychotic-medications\\nAmerican Psychiatric Association 2019 Annual Meeting: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/apa-2019\\nPanelists Debate the Role of ICER: Useful Overseer of Prices, or Oppressor of Choice? https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ispor-2019/panelists-debate-the-role-of-icer-useful-overseer-of-prices-or-oppressor-of-choice-\\nISPOR 2019 Annual Meeting: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ispor-2019"