--- title: Care Management Weekly News Update 6-2-21 description: Weekly healthcare news roundup covering healthcare management, healthcare IT, post acute care, primary care and physician practice management. image: https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Blogpost%20062.jpg --- [![Logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/amc_logo_top_nav_172x54.svg "Logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) # Avicenna Medical Blog # Avicenna Medical Blog ## [Care Management Weekly News Update 6/2/21](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-06-2-21) Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Wed, Jun 02, 2021 @ 11:32 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Blogpost%20062.jpg) ](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-06-2-21) # [Family Healthcare Costs Decreased Last Year for First Time in Milliman Report's 16-Year History](https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/family-healthcare-costs-decreased-last-year-for-first-time-in-milliman-repo/601000/) The annual cost of healthcare for a family of four was $26,078 in 2020, 4.2% lower than the year prior based on Milliman's projections. In fact, all categories Milliman examined — except for one, pharmacy costs — were lower year over year. # [FDA Faces Big Questions as it Takes a Closer Look at AI Regulations](https://medcitynews.com/2021/05/fda-faces-big-questions-as-it-takes-a-closer-look-at-ai-regulations/) An action plan shared by the FDA earlier this year showed how the regulator is thinking about future regulations for AI and machine learning in healthcare. 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