COVID-19 Resources for Managed Care Pharmacy

AMCP COVID-19 News

• 11/18/21: AMCP Signs Letter Supporting OSHA Vaccine Requirements for Large Businesses

• 9/23/21: Impact of COVID-19 on Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

• 9/9/21: Fourteen Health Care Organizations Commit to Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

• 7/26/21: Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care

• 7/16/21: AMCP Learn - Addressing Equity in the Management of COVID-19 (CE Available)

• 5/6/21: AMCP Learn - Managed Care Approaches to Manage COVID-19 (CE Available)

• 4/20/21: AMCP Joins Supply Chain Stakeholder Letter to CMS on Vaccine Reimbursement

COVID-19 Top Headlines

• 1/25/22: Free N95 Masks Now Available at Some US Pharmacy Locations, Wider Rollout Expected Soon (WaPo)

• 1/18/22: Biden Admin Makes Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests Available Thru New Website (CNN)

• 1/13/22: Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers (NY Times)

• 1/10/22: New Guidance Requires Insurers to Cover 8 At-Home COVID Tests Per Month (NY Times)

• 1/3/22: FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Doses for Children Ages 12-15 (NY Times)

• 1/1/22: COVAX Deliveries Surged in December, but Falls Short of 2021 Goal (WaPo)

• 12/22/21: FDA Approves First At-Home COVID-19 Treatment (AP)

• 12/20/21: Pharmacists Experiencing Burnout Amid COVID Surge (WSJ)

CMS Resources for COVID-19 Response

• CMS Guidance for Insurers on Reimbursement of At-Home COVID-19 Tests
• CMS Announces Additional Payment for Administering in-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations to Medicare Beneficiaries
• CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions
• CMS Provides Billing Codes for Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Drug 
• Trump Administration Acts to Ensure Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics
• CMS Issues Urgent Call to Action Following Drastic Decline in Care for Children in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

FDA COVID-19 Announcements

• FDA Revises Fact Sheets for Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines Regarding Increased Risks of Myocarditis and Pericarditis

• FDA Authorizes Subcutaneous Injection for Regeneron COVID-19 Treatment; New Formulation

• FDA Authorizes Longer Time for Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

• FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents

• FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Pediatric Use of COVID-19 Vaccines

• Daily FDA Updates 

• Track Clinical Trials

Federal Policy Information

• HHS: HHS Releases Tool to Improve COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Capacity

• HHS: HHS Extends Reporting Deadline for Recipients of Provider Relief Fund Payments

• HHS: Secretary Becerra Warns Insurers and Providers that COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing Must be Free for Patients

• White House: Biden Admin Unveils Plan for Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine to Other Countries

• HHS: HHS Launches Venture Capital Partnership to Create Global Health Security Fund

• HHS: HHS to Dedicate $4.8 Billion to COVID-19 Testing for the Uninsured

State Policy Information

• COVID-19 Resources for State Leaders (Council of State Governments) 
• State Boards of Pharmacy Guidance Related to COVID-19

• Board of Pharmacy Status Summary

• Pending/Enacted COVID-19 State Legislation Report 

• National Governors Association: COVID-19 Resources

• NCSL: State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

• CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Regarding COVID-19 Services  

• NASPA: COVID-19 Resources 

Supply Chain Management/Drug Shortage

• WHO Calls on Roche to Ensure Fair Distribution of Tocilizumab Amid Global Supply Shortage

• FDA Agrees to Extend Shelf Life of J&J Vaccine to Six Months

• US Purchases 200 Million More Doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine

• "Fractionation" of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses May Stretch Supply

• Biden Administration Recommends Policy Changes to Secure US Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

• Shortage of Low-Dead-Space Syringes Leads to Waste of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines

• Pfizer and BioNTech Can Manufacture up to 3 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in 2021

• U.S. Supplies of Covid-19 PPE Fall Short of Targets 

Looking Ahead: Post-COVID  Resources

• Pandemic Casts Spotlight on Inequalities at Pharmacies

• Biden Administration Invests $20 Million in Telehealth Services

• NIH Grants $470 Million to Study Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

• PBMs Shifted to Virtual Audits During Pandemic, Placing More Strain on Independent Pharmacists.

• New Long-Haul COVID Clinics Treat Mysterious and Ongoing Symptoms

• Heath Industry Leaders, Patient Groups Urge Biden Administration to Preserve Telehealth Expansion

• COVID-19 Forcing Healthcare to Change Interaction, Engagement with Patients of All Ages, Demographics

• How COVID-19 Healthcare is Raising the Bar for Interoperability 

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