AMCP Legislative & Regulatory Briefing — June 2025

AMCP Urges Secretary Kennedy to Reinstate ACIP Members
On June 9, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the unprecedented step of unilaterally removing all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Register Now for the Inaugural AMCP Pharmacy Policy Summit
The inaugural AMCP Pharmacy Policy Summit will occur on Monday, Oct. 27, immediately preceding the AMCP Nexus 2025 meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. 

AMCP Publishes Summary of Senate Finance, HELP Reconciliation Provisions
This month, several Senate Committees unveiled their respective legislative texts from the GOP budget reconciliation package, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).

AMCP Comments on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance
As implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing provisions enters its third year, CMS officials continue to publish and update guidance on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

State Legislative Update: Artificial Intelligence and Health Policy

Nationwide, state legislatures continue to introduce legislation aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by health plans, providers, and other care entities.

AMCP Submits Comments on the Health Technology Ecosystem

Last month, CMS announced its intention to empower Medicare beneficiaries by increasing access to innovative health technologies. 

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