The American Journal of Managed Care

What The American Journal of Managed Care does

The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal and multi-platform media brand founded in 1995, focused on managed care, health policy, and clinical outcomes research. It operates a portfolio of journals (The American Journal of Managed Care, Evidence-Based Oncology, and the recently rebranded Population Health, Equity & Outcomes), supplemented by daily news, expert video interviews (AJMC TV, Insights, Peer Exchange, Payer Perspectives), the Managed Care Cast podcast, and conference coverage of major symposia including ASCO, ASH, EHA, ACC, and ADA. Its audience is healthcare professionals—managed care executives, oncologists, payers, pharmacists, and cardiometabolic specialists—who use AJMC for evidence-based clinical updates, coverage decisions, and continuing education. AJMC is privately held and wholly owned by MJH Life Sciences, a healthcare communications company headquartered at 259 Prospect Plains Rd, Bldg H, Cranbury, New Jersey.

The business model combines four revenue streams: subscription-based access to peer-reviewed journals, advertising and sponsored content targeted at payer and provider audiences, accredited continuing education programs, and conference/event revenue from the Institute for Value-Based Medicine (IVBM) regional events and the Patient-Centered Oncology Care (PCOC) conference. Distribution is multi-channel, spanning the ajmc.com digital platform, email newsletter, podcast, video hub, regional in-person events, and strategic content partnerships with health systems such as Cleveland Clinic and Providence Health & Services. The journal's impact factor reached 3.247 in 2022—the highest in 20 years—and the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award is issued annually to reinforce AJMC's standing in the field.

Strategically, AJMC has been broadening beyond its managed care roots into adjacent therapeutic and policy verticals (oncology, cardiometabolic disease, biosimilars, gene therapy, health equity), and shifting content delivery from print to digital-first multi-format production. Operations are tightly coupled to its parent MJH Life Sciences, which provides publishing infrastructure, sales scale, and the broader healthcare media portfolio; AJMC itself operates with a small 1–10 employee brand-level headcount.

Name

The American Journal of Managed Care

Legal name

MJH Life Sciences

Website

https://ajmc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Publishing and Healthcare Media

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Care Entity Administration for Medicaid (MCO/PHP/PIHP/PAHP) (HLAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regulatory Submissions & Clinical Content Management (eCTD/Publishing) (HLACAOAN)

Keywords

• Peer-reviewed medical journals
• Healthcare media publishing
• Managed care research
• Continuing medical education
• Medical conference events

Headquarters

HQ city

Cranbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to peer-reviewed managed care research and clinical content for healthcare professionals and institutions.
2. Advertising & Sponsored Content: Sponsored content, advertisements, and branded microsites targeting payer and provider audiences in oncology and managed care.
3. Continuing Education (CE): Accredited continuing education programs for healthcare professionals across therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, and managed care.
4. Conferences & Events: Regional events including Institute for Value-Based Medicine (IVBM), Patient-Centered Oncology Care (PCOC), and Population Health Roundtables; plus conference exhibition and sponsorship opportunities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is a multi-platform healthcare media company that publishes peer-reviewed journals (including The American Journal of Managed Care, Evidence-Based Oncology, and Population Health, Equity & Outcomes), produces news, expert video interviews, podcasts, and short-form video, and runs accredited continuing education programs and in-person regional conferences. Its offering is targeted at managed care professionals, payers, oncologists, and other healthcare decision-makers seeking evidence-based clinical research, policy analysis, and value-based care insights.

Product overview

The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is a multi-platform healthcare media company offering a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals, news publications, video content, podcasts, and educational events. The core offering is The American Journal of Managed Care journal and news site, supplemented by specialized journals (Evidence-Based Oncology, Population Health, Equity & Outcomes), video programming (AJMC TV, Insights, Peer Exchange, Guidelines Hub), audio content (Managed Care Cast podcasts), and live events (Institute for Value-Based Medicine, Patient-Centered Oncology Care conferences). Content spans therapeutic areas including oncology, hematology, cardiology, neurology, dermatology, and metabolic diseases, with focus on managed care, health policy, value-based care, and clinical research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The American Journal of Managed Care (Main Publication) Flagship peer-reviewed journal and news platform covering managed care, health policy, clinical research, and healthcare delivery for healthcare professionals, payers, and institutional subscribers.
• Population Health, Equity & Outcomes Peer-reviewed journal focusing on population health, health equity, and outcomes research for healthcare professionals and policy decision-makers.
• Evidence-Based Oncology Peer-reviewed journal publication focusing on oncology research, treatment advances, and cancer care delivery for oncologists and cancer care decision-makers.
• AJMC TV / Interviews Expert interviews conducted by the AJMC editorial team covering timely topics from clinical research to care delivery, targeted at managed care professionals and clinicians.
• Guidelines Hub Resource hub with guideline summaries and expert insights focused on clinical practice guidelines across various disease areas for healthcare professionals.
• Managed Care Cast Podcast Podcast series featuring discussions on managed care topics, clinical research, healthcare trends, oncology, liver disease, obesity care, and health equity for healthcare professionals.
• Institute for Value-Based Medicine (IVBM) Free in-person regional events focused on oncology and population health, bringing together healthcare experts for discussion of value-based care and emerging therapies.
• Patient-Centered Oncology Care (PCOC) Conference focused on patient-centered approaches, strategy, insights, and innovation in oncology care for oncology professionals and stakeholders.
• Continuing Education (CE) Accredited continuing education programs for healthcare professionals covering various therapeutic areas and managed care topics.
• Shorts Video Series Brief video content featuring expert commentary on healthcare topics for managed care professionals and clinicians.
• AJMC News Daily news coverage of managed care, clinical research, FDA approvals, health policy, and healthcare delivery across multiple specialty areas for healthcare professionals.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered parent, minor and core.

• MJH Life SciencesparentOthersAJMC is a brand under MJH Life Sciences, a healthcare communications company providing clinical news, medical education, and research communications across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Strategic Alliance PartnersminorOthersAJMC maintains strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations, professional associations, and industry partners for content collaboration and event sponsorship.
• Providence Health & ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvidence Health & Services experts gathered with AJMC at the Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Garden Grove, California on July 9, 2025, for discussions on chronic disease management through value-based care systems. Panelists discussed heart failure, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and evidence-based therapies including GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors.
• Cleveland CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleveland Clinic experts collaborated with AJMC at an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing advancements in diabetes care technology including automated insulin delivery systems and continuous glucose monitors.
• Institute for Value-Based Medicine (IVBM)coreOthersAJMC hosts the IVBM event series, bringing together healthcare experts for discussions on value-based care, chronic disease management, and emerging therapies. Events are held regionally across the United States.
• Patient-Centered Oncology Care (PCOC)coreOthersAJMC hosts the Patient-Centered Oncology Care conference, a two-day event focused on strategy, insights, and innovation in patient-centered oncology care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Healio: Specialty medical news and peer-reviewed content platform targeting healthcare professionals across therapeutic areas. Overlaps with AJMC in oncology news, expert interviews, and clinician CE delivery.
• MedPage Today: Clinician-targeted news and continuing medical education platform. Directly comparable to AJMC's news + CE + conference coverage model, with shared sponsorship advertiser base.
• OncLive: Oncology-focused media platform offering news, peer exchange panels, videos, and live events. Mirrors AJMC's Patient-Centered Oncology Care franchise and oncology sponsorship monetization.
• Health Affairs: Peer-reviewed journal covering health policy, managed care, and value-based care. Health Affairs directly competes with AJMC for managed care professional readership and policy-research sponsorship.
• HCPLive: Clinical news network providing specialty physician content across multiple therapeutic areas with conferences and video interviews. Comparable to AJMC in multi-specialty clinician news/event coverage model.
• Evidence-Based Oncology (MJH sister title): A peer-reviewed oncology journal within the same MJH Life Sciences family as AJMC, focused on cancer care delivery, treatment advances, and payer-coverage implications—highly comparable in editorial mission and audience.
• Managed Healthcare Executive: Trade publication dedicated to managed care decision-makers, covering payer strategy, value-based care, and pharmacy benefit management. Overlaps closely with AJMC's managed care professional audience.

Broad incumbents

• STAT News: Health and life sciences news brand covering pharma, biotech, and healthcare policy. Competes with AJMC in clinician-targeted sponsored content and conference coverage monetization.
• Modern Healthcare: Leading US healthcare business news outlet covering payer, provider, and policy decision-makers. Competes for advertising and event sponsorship alongside AJMC in the same managed care advertising ecosystem.
• JAMA Network: Peer-reviewed clinical journals published by the American Medical Association. While broader in scope than AJMC, JAMA titles (JAMA Health Forum, JAMA Internal Medicine) cover overlapping payer-provider research topics relevant to AJMC's audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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