This week, the top managed care articles included a report from the Congressional Budget Office on the impact of eliminating the Affordable Care Act's cost-sharing reduction payments; a decision from CMS to eliminate 2 mandatory bundled payment programs; and a new value-based alliance that called for ending use of a test for diagnosing heart attacks.

There is a lot of evolution happening in healthcare in a number of areas, including policy, technology, and the market, explained Deanne Kasim, founding partner of Santesys Solutions.

This week, a look at the politics of right-to-try legislation; research finds the FDA's expedited review programs have been successful; and a review of guidelines from American College of Cardiology, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association highlights the best way to prevent cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes.

This week, a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives released proposals for fixing the Affordable Care Act (ACA); the FDA approved a targeted therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have a rare genetic mutation; and a study found that since the ACA was implemented, more patients have gained access to clinical trials.

This week, a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives released proposals for fixing the Affordable Care Act (ACA); the FDA approved a targeted therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who have a rare genetic mutation; and a study found that since the ACA was implemented, more patients have gained access to clinical trials.

This week, Republicans in the Senate broke ranks and rejected multiple measures to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; CMS put out a call for ideas for new payment models in behavioral healthcare; and AJMC® ​publishes 2 studies on empowering consumers to find the best prices for medications.

This week, Republicans in the Senate broke ranks and rejected multiple measures to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act; CMS put out a call for ideas for new payment models in behavioral healthcare; and AJMC® ​publishes 2 studies on empowering consumers to find the best prices for medications.

This week, the top managed care stories included more twists in Senate Republicans' efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act as first the bill to repeal and replace failed to garner enough votes and then an idea to repeal only was a non-starter; a Medicare fraud sweep targeted opioid distribution; and the CDC reported 30 million Americans now have diabetes.

This week, the top managed care stories included more twists in Senate Republicans' efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act as first the bill to repeal and replace failed to garner enough votes and then an idea to repeal only was a non-starter; a Medicare fraud sweep targeted opioid distribution; and the CDC reported 30 million Americans now have diabetes.

Danny Sands, MD, practicing physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and co-founder of the Society of Participatory Medicine, didn't always know he wanted to be a doctor and he went to college torn between medicine, law, or engineering. Although he went through to medical school, he has retained his interest in law and engineering, which has proven useful as the industry went through changes in regulation and technology.