Resources for students such as educational tools covering a variety of managed care topics and information on professional opportunities (internships, APPEs, fellowships and residencies) related to managed care pharmacy.
AMCP’s guidance translates CMS’s expectations for patient centered, evidence informed formulary decisions into practical steps payers can act on today without adding unnecessary burden to P&T workflows.
On January 27, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the list of drugs selected for the third round of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
For decades, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have served as your trusted providers of vaccine care. New vaccine recommendations may seem confusing, but your pharmacist is ready to help.
Pharmacists are trained health care providers who can explain which vaccines are recommended for you based on your age and other health needs. Pharmacists use their clinical training and the latest scientific information to guide you and your family. Pharmacists can give vaccines to both children and adults. Some states have rules that limit which vaccines and at what ages.
Meet Nicki, who shares her story of living with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). Nicki discusses the daily impacts of dealing with the rare disease and the physical and social implications is causes.
On Jan. 22, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee and House Ways & Means Committee held hearings with the Chief Executives of five major health insurers. With a focus on affordability, Members and witnesses each shared a series of questions, proposals, and commitments regarding the increasing costs of care in the United States. And while health policy proposals continue to face partisan gridlock in Congress, legislators on both sides of the aisle agreed that health insurance premiums have risen exponentially, while increasing rates of prior authorization denials hamper patient access to care.
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the House appropriators unveiled a three-part minibus spending package for Fiscal Year 2026. The package covers appropriations for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and Department of Homeland Security. In addition to appropriations funding, the proposal includes several policy changes such as long-term extensions of expiring Medicare telehealth flexibilities and community health center funding, health care program reauthorizations, and significant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform proposals extending to both Medicare and commercial plans.
Write-ups of presentations on the 340B Drug Pricing Program were among the most viewed conference-related articles on the MHE website in 2025. At the 2025 AMCP annual meeting in Houston, John M. O'Brien, Pharm.D., M.P.H., president and CEO of the National Pharmaceutical Council, shared concerns and potential reforms in a conversation with Managed Healthcare Executive.
At last year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus conference, the poster presentations underscored a pivotal transition in how the industry views mental health and neurology—moving beyond simple symptom management to a holistic evaluation of functional outcomes and economic burden. To delve into these findings, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) spoke with Mitzi Wasik, PharmD, executive director at the AMCP Foundation, via email for insights on the recurring themes of the meeting.
Exclusive Coverage of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2025 Meeting October 27-30, 2025 | National Harbor, MD. This publication was supported through an independent medical education grant from Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
