This Week in Managed CareVerma on Health Data and Other Health News

Published: March 9, 2018, 9:01 p.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 stories included Cigna's deal to buy Express Scripts; Seema Verma, Alex Azar, and Scott Gottlieb, MD, made the rounds at health conferences; an analysis finds FDA's accelerated approval pathway has been a success with hematology and oncology drugs.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nHealthcare Mergers Continue With Deal for Cigna to Acquire Express Scripts: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cigna-to-acquire-express-scripts-in-67-billion-deal\\nWhat We're Reading: Verma on Health Data; More Medicaid Work Requirements; NJ Individual Mandate: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-verma-on-health-data-more-medicaid-work-requirements-nj-individual-mandate\\nAzar Tells Insurance Industry Patients Must Be in Charge of Their Own Data: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/azar-tells-insurance-industry-patients-must-be-in-charge-of-their-own-data\\nFDA's Gottlieb Blames Rebates, Reimbursement Issues for Holding Back Biosimilar Market: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/fdas-gottlieb-blames-rebates-reimbursement-issues-for-holding-back-biosimilar-market\\nWhat We're Reading: Azar to Announce Healthcare Actions; Opposition to CMS Opioid Limits; Diabetes Disagreement: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-azar-to-announce-healthcare-actions-opposition-to-cms-opioid-limits-diabetes-disagreement\\nExpedited Approval Is Successful for Cancer Therapies, FDA Says: www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/expedited-approval-is-successful-for-cancer-therapies-fda-says\\nThe Shift From Episodic to Continuous Care: Wearable Technology and Telemedicine in Cardiology: www.ajmc.com/managed-care-cast/the-shift-from-episodic-to-continuous-care-wearable-technology-and-telemedicine-in-cardiology\\nAmerican College of Cardiology\\u2019s 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo: www.ajmc.com/conferences/acc-2018"