The aim of the AMCP Format is to identify comprehensive evidence and information elements that meet the evidentiary needs of HCDMs. The AMCP Format is designed to encourage sharing of objective, credible, and relevant information on medical products.
As part of AMCP Foundation's efforts to train managed care pharmacist in specialized care practices, Raquel Erb, a PharmD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, completed our inaugural internship sponsored by Sanofi, studying and optimizing the benefit design of specialty drugs.
JMCP’s Editor-in-Chief shares three reasons to check out JMCP’s new website, including the Managed Care Pharmacy Primer Series, timely papers on implementation of the IRA, and JMCP’s policy on AI.
By Laura E. Happe, PharmD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, JMCP • 12/6/23
On October 4, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury issued a request for information titled “Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services”. This request is regarding the application of the preventive services requirements under the Public Health Service Act to over-the-counter (OTC) preventive items and services available without a prescription by a health care provider. Some examples could include certain types of tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy, folic acid supplements, breastfeeding supplies, and contraceptives such as a recently approved OTC progestin-only daily oral contraceptive. Additional recommended preventive products may become available OTC in the future. AMCP submitted comments in response to the proposed rule on December 4, 2023.
Patients need to be aware of the dangers of fake medicines, potentially causing disease progression, adverse events, and even death. AMCP supports the joint statement released by National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and other health care organizations on fighting fake medicines bought online.
On September 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the draft guidance titled “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence”. While AI is improving operations and efficiency across the Federal Government, agencies must effectively manage its use. As such, this memorandum establishes new agency requirements and guidance for AI governance, innovation, and risk management, including through specific minimum risk management practices for uses of AI that impact the rights and safety of the public. The document focuses on three main pillars:
.Strengthening AI governance;
.Advancing responsible AI innovation; and
.Managing risks from the use of AI by directing agencies to adopt mandatory safeguards for the development and use of AI that impacts the rights and safety of the public.
AMCP submitted comments in response to the proposed rule on December 1, 2023.
November 2023 Legislative & Regulatory Briefing: AMCP’s Adam Colborn Gives a Legislative, Regulatory, and Judiciary Update on Trending Topics in the Pharmacy Space; AMCP Comments on Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act; Now Available: Key Takeaways from AMCP’s Aug. 2 IRA Workshop Kickoff; AMCP Comments on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in HHS Programs or Activities; AMCP Celebrates America’s Managed Care Pharmacists During National Pharmacy Month; Register Now: Access, Affordability, and Outcomes: The Value of Managed Care Pharmacy Webinar.
