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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 CDC report that found life expectancy in the United States declined again; telemedicine use among physicians remains low; another study added to the debate over who should take statins.\n\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\nCDC Data: Life Expectancy Decreases as Deaths From Suicide, Drug Overdose Increase:\xa0www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/cdc-data-life-expectancy-decreases-as-deaths-from-suicide-drug-overdose-increase\nReport Uncovers Rising Death Rates Among Whites at Midlife, Citing Addiction, Suicide, and Pain:\xa0www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/report-uncovers-rising-death-rates-among-whites-at-midlife-citing-addiction-suicide-and-pain\nTelemedicine Use Among Physicians Remains Relatively Low: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/telemedicine-use-among-physicians-remains-relatively-low\nNew Study Adds to Debate Over Statin Use to Prevent CVD: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/new-study-adds-to-debate-over-statin-use-to-prevent-cvd\nReal-World Evidence With Axicabtagene Ciloleucel CAR T Treatment Similar to ZUMA-1 Trial Findings: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ash-2018/realworld-evidence-with-axicabtagene-ciloleucel-car-t-treatment-similar-to-zuma1-trial-findings\nLength of Hospital Stay Key Driver of Costs Associated With CRS Following CAR T Treatment: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ash-2018/length-of-hospital-stay-key-driver-of-costs-associated-with-crs-following-car-t-treatment\nDr Theresa Keegan: AYAs Continue to Be Underrepresented in Clinical Trials: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ash-2018/dr-theresa-keegan-ayas-continue-to-be-underrepresented-in-clinical-trials\nAmerican Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/ash-2018\nThe American Journal of Accountable Care\u2014December 2018: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/ajac/2018/2018-vol6-n4\nMental Health and Diabetes Control Among Vulnerable Primary Care Patients: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/ajac/2018/2018-vol6-n4/mental-health-and-diabetes-control-among-vulnerable-primary-care-patients