Press Releases: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE, issued the following statement on the House passage of the 21st Century Cures Act.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Call for Comments on PQA Endorsement Consideration of Two New Performance Measures.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the record on the 21st Century Cures Act as revised in November 2016. AMCP supports the need for timelier and more proactive communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers.
Press Releases: The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Chris Lyons in the new role of AMCP Chief Operating Officer.
Press Releases: The accelerating pace of oncology innovation and the complexity of cancer treatments were key themes underlying the discussion of value and outcomes in oncology at a national health care forum hosted this week by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP).
AMCP CEO Blog: People can accomplish remarkable things when they work toward a common goal. That’s what happened recently when a diverse group of pharmacy stakeholders gathered to develop standardized terms for MTM services.
Consistent with established guidelines, we are writing to request a meeting with OMB/OIRA staff to discuss the impact of the final rule for SAMHSA- 4162-20: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. The modification of the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records, 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2), is a priority for the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP).
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) for the opportunity to provide comments on the Draft Medicare Model Guidelines v7.0 as published on the USP website on October 1, 2016. AMCP and its members have been involved with the Medicare Model Guidelines since the inception of the process and appreciate USP’s willingness to receive input from the affected health care sectors.
Press Release: Pharmacy professional organizations and stakeholders today released a standardized framework for documenting medication therapy management (MTM) services using SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) acknowledges that abuse deterrent opioid analgesic drug products are appropriate for certain patients. However, we are opposed to House Bill 1698 because it would mandate coverage for these products on every formulary, and restrict a health insurance plan’s ability to use utilization review requirements to determine the appropriate use of these products.