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After months of fruitless negotiations to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that have since expired, congressional leaders announced Tuesday they’d notched a rare bipartisan win to overhaul other parts of the health care system.

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.

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.

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.

Susan Cantrell, RPh, MHL, CAE, CEO of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), warns that politicizing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could undermine vaccine trust.

A new Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation report, “Emerging Trends Impacting Managed Care Pharmacy,” developed in partnership with Pfizer, warned of significant shifts within managed care pharmacies fueled by AI adoption, drug shortages and affordability challenges.

This year, there may be two or more overlapping budget packages likely to contain some of the most significant legislation of 2025. AMCP’s Adam Colborn analyzes how these bills are different and what they mean for managed care and health care broadly. Read more:

With President Trump and his administration returning to Washington, D.C., and a new Congress set to take shape, there’s naturally some uncertainty when it comes to the future of American health care policy. Looking ahead to 2025, however, there will likely be some key decisions affecting and defining how managed care pharmacy and the larger health care system operate and serve patients.

AMCP's Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) December 2024 Issue

AMCP's Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) December 2024 Issue

Our Associate Vice President of Congressional Affairs Adam Colborn unpacks the key issues the health policy community should be on watch for when preparing for the incoming presidential administration in a recent article for First Report Managed Care.