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August 4, 2019

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Drug Importation Plan and Other Health News

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care^® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

This week, the top managed care news included HHS laying out a plan for importing certain prescription drugs from other countries; a potential new standard of care for chronic lymphocytic leukemia; 3 insulin makers get subpoenaed over their pricing practices.

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HHS, FDA Outline Foundation for Importing Certain Drugs From Other Countries

CMS Testing Pilot to Give FFS Medicare Providers Historical Claims Data on Patients

Ibrutinib—Rituximab Improves Survival Compared With Current Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

What We're Reading: Democrats Debate Medicare for All; Insulin Makers Questioned; Best Hospital Rankings

Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Roll Back a Decade's Worth of Insulin Price Hikes

Lilly to Launch Half-Price Version of Humalog

Sanofi Offer Sets Monthly Price of $99 for Insulin Supply

IVBM: Advancing Oncologu Quality Through Value-Based Care

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