During AMCP 2022 in March, Dr. Kali Cyrus lead a workshop titled: A Primer on Bias from Discovery to Implementing Strategies to Address. AMCP CEO, Susan Cantrell explores the highlights from this workshop and how managed care professionals may be able to implement Dr. Cyrus' strategies in their day-to-day.
In 2016, AMCP made pre-approval information exchange (PIE) a legislative priority recognizing its vital importance to patients. On June 8, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PIE Act of 2022. Learn more about PIE as a legislative priority for AMCP.
On May 18, 2022, AMCP hosted Legislative Days where AMCP members and the AMCP Policy and Government Relations team met virtually with U.S. Senators and Representatives to advocate for AMCP's top policy priorities. Learn more about the role Legislative Days plays in achieving our mission to improve patient health by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective medications and other therapies.
On June 7, AMCP joined a pharmacy stakeholder letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting clarification that pharmacies will maintain personnel flexibilities granted under the PREP Act emergency declaration through October 1, 2024.
On June 9, AMCP submitted comments to CMS on the 2022 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Public Meeting. AMCP applauds CMS's efforts to standardize coding and billing practices for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), and recommends that CMS create additional codes to cover the full range of PDTs.
On Wednesday, June 8, the House of Representatives voted to approve the Pre-approval Information Exchange Act as part of the Food & Drug Amendments of 2022 to reauthorize the FDA User Fee Agreements.
AMCP is pleased to be recognized by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a Healthy People 2030 Champion.
On April 27, AMCP joined a broad coalition of health care stakeholders in urging Congressional leaders to protect American's access to COVID-19 testing, treatments, and vaccines, regardless of insurance status - by replenishing the COVID-19 Uninsured Relief Fund.
On March 25, AMCP joined a diverse coalition of pharmacy stakeholders in expressing support for the Equitable Community Access for Pharmacists Services Act. This bill would permanently authorize pharmacists' ability to provide health care services during public health emergencies.