AMCP strongly supports the passage of the MVP Act. Medicaid beneficiaries are among America's most vulnerable patients. Value-based payment arrangements are a critical tool for promoting patient access to high-quality, affordable care.
AMCP supports the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. This bill will help ensure that Americans can continue to rely on pharmacists as essential partners in pandemic preparedness and response. The ECAPS Act will also improve patient access to tests and treatments by authorizing pharmacists to provide these services and receive reimbursement under Medicare Part B. The ECAPS Act addresses disparities in public health preparedness in medically underserved communities like rural areas by allowing these patients to seek care from their most accessible provider.
AMCP supports the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act. Expanding coverage of PDTs will improve care for millions of American patients and help standardize reimbursement practices and coding of these therapies across both public and private payers.
State legislatures across the country have introduced bills designed to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by health care entities.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) recognizes the critical role of pharmacists in ensuring continuity during transitions of care. AMCP strongly supports and advocates for the pharmacist's involvement in collaborative, patient-centered care throughout these transitions.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) emphasizes pharmacists' critical role in patient education and health care outcomes.
AMCP has a position on Quality Performance Measures in managed care pharmacy. It recognizes the essential role of pharmacists, PBMs, and health plans in improving the quality of care provided to patients across all lines of business and supports a measure development process that integrates evidence-based medicine and stakeholder feedback in a timely manner.
AMCP encourages schools and colleges of pharmacy to ensure the provision of a balanced, general education, including information regarding emerging technologies and health care systems, to graduate educated and competent health care professionals.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) supports comprehensive access to and responsible use of health information and technology to enhance pharmacy practice, improve patient care, and optimize healthcare delivery.
AMCP supports the use of evidence-based formularies, or drug lists, to encourage the use of safe, effective, and affordable medications that meet the needs of the patient population and assist members of the health care team in effectively managing a patient's medication regimen.
