Week in Review

This week 3 states received approval to set up their own state exchanges in the even the Supreme Court removes subsidies in the federally facilitated marketplace, and the deadline passed for stakeholders to respond to CMS' proposed rules for mental health parity in Medicaid managed care.

This week CMS released their third round of annual data, the value-based topics of the American Society of Clinical Oncology gained new ground, and The American Journal of Managed Care will travel to their 75th session of the American Diabetes Association in Boston.

This week one top healthcare executive said consumers can expect to pay more for healthcare in 2016, the American Urological Association's annual meeting reports on fallout from the US Preventive Services Task Force's controversial prostate cancer screening recommendation, and more.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of April 13, 2015, including a the official repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula and a look at the rising cost of generic drugs.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of April 8, 2015, including a CMS announcing mental health parity and billions of dollars in unnecessary breast cancer care costs.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of March 30, 2015, including a Supreme Court ruling regarding Medicaid reimbursement and UnitedHealth buys Catamaran.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of March 23, 2015, including the 5-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and another step toward value-based payments.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of March 16, 2015, including bills from Congress to fix the sustainable growth rate formula and anticipation over the PCSK9 inhibitors.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of March 9, 2015, including a new ACO model from CMS and the increase in drug spending driven largely by hepatitis C and compounded medications.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of March 2, 2015, including oral arguments for King v. Burwell and the approval of the first biosimilar in the United States.

After more than 3 decades helping individuals with mental health issues, Wayne Katon, MD, director of the division of health services and epidemiology, and vice chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Washington Medical School, passed away on March 1 from lymphoma at the age of 64 years.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of February 23, 2015, including another step by CMS toward a quality-based payment system and more predictions on the outcomes of King v. Burwell.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of February 16, 2015, including extended open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act and shared decision-making for cancer treatments.

On February 16, after living with metastatic breast cancer, Phyllis Torda, 63, vice president of the Quality Solutions Group at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, passed away.

A one-minute look at managed care news during the week of February 9, 2015, including an announcement of a new Affordable Care Initiative and a potential change to recommended dietary guidelines.

A one-minute look back at the week of February 2, 2015, in managed care, including another top resignation from a federal agency and budget proposals affecting Medicare and Medicaid.

A one-minute look back at the week of January 26, 2015, in managed care, including anticipated moves from volume-based to value-based payments and expected push back on cancer drug costs.

A one-minute look back at the week of January 19, 2015, in managed care, including Marilyn Tavenner's departure from CMS and oncology drug pricing.