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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Healthcare on Election Day 2017, 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 stories included a vote in Maine to expand Medicaid and other election day 2017 results; CMS issued final rules for the Diabetes Prevention Program; and a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology highlighted the link between alcohol consumption and cancer.

Read more about the stories in this episode:

Maine Votes by Ballot Measure to Expand Medicaid, but the Governor Remains Opposed

Final Medicare DPP Rule Adjusts Maintenance Period, Excludes Digital Providers

ASCO: Alcohol Linked to Several Types of Cancer

American College of Rheumatology 2017 Annual Meeting

Patient-Centered Oncology Care®

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