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Conversations with Perry and Friends: Susan A. Cantrell, CEO of AMCP

The role of the pharmacist, managed care pharmacist job satisfaction and artificial intelligence were among the topics that Susan A. Cantrell, CEO of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, discussed with Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., in this episode of "Conversations with Perry and Friends."
Managed Care Practice Issues, Care Coordination, Drug Pricing, Legislation & Regulation
Payment Systems - Stock

Alternative Funding Plan Slammed as a Risky Model for Patient Care

When a 34-year-old patient being treated for stage IV colorectal cancer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee, was notified that his medication was no longer covered by his insurer, he contacted Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy. Pharmacists there immediately submitted a prior authorization that was denied, and they were told there was no appeal option.
Managed Care Practice Issues, Drug Pricing, Prior Authorization/Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA), Payment Systems
Patient and Physician

When to fold or hold: 7 Tips for Keeping PBM Relationships Healthy

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can perform many services for health plans such as claims processing, pricing and rebate negotiations, and formulary management. But if the relationship isn’t working, don’t continue to ride it out, speakers said during the AMCP 2025 Nexus meeting, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Drug Pricing
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Statement of Support for AAP v Kennedy

The undersigned organizations representing health care clinicians, public health, older adults, patients, family caregivers, consumers, physicians, and other health care providers support plaintiffs in American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Kennedy Jr., et al. (including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Massachusetts Public Health Alliance, and the Massachusetts Chapter of the AAP).
Government/Legal Affairs