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, we recapped the top news from 2018 with a look at policy changes, new research, decisions at the polls, and more.

Read more about the stories in this podcast:

As ACA Enrollment Begins, What's Included in Some Short-Term Insurance Plans? https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/as-aca-enrollment-begins-whats-included-in-some-shortterm-insurance-plans

Federal Judge Strikes Down Affordable Care Act: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/federal-judge-strikes-down-affordable-care-act

Tracking Medicaid Expansion: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/tracking-medicaid-expansion

CDC Data: Life Expectancy Decreases as Deaths From Suicide, Drug Overdose Increase: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/cdc-data-life-expectancy-decreases-as-deaths-from-suicide-drug-overdose-increase

Praluent Cuts Deaths by 29% for Those With Highest Cholesterol Levels, ODYSSEY Finds: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/acc-2018/praluent-cuts-deaths-by-29-for-those-with-highest-cholesterol-levels-odyssey-finds

Phase 3 TAILORx Results Confirm Chemotherapy Unnecessary in 70% of Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: https://www.ajmc.com/conferences/asco-2018/phase-3-tailorx-results-confirm-chemotherapy-unnecessary-in-70-of-women-with-earlystage-breast-cancer

Choosing Wisely Clinical Decision Support Adherence and Associated Inpatient Outcomes: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2018/2018-vol24-n8/choosing-wisely-clinical-decision-support-adherence-and-associated-inpatient-outcomes