On Dec. 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on improvements to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs. In a Feb. 13 comment letter, AMCP offers suggestions for strengthening CMS' Medication Therapy Management program, accessible format requirements, and approved formulary, as well as proposals to increase health equity in Medicare Advantage.
January 2023 News & Views: AMCP Applauds Congressional Passage of PIE Act; AMCP Welcomes Two New Affiliates; Congratulations to AMCP’s Newly Elected 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
December 2022 News & Views: AMCP 2023 Registration is Now Open; PIE Act Gains Bipartisan Momentum Ahead of End-of-Year Push; Submit Your Comments for Proposed AMCP Bylaws Amendments by Jan. 25; Access the Latest AMCP Learn Programs Today.
November 2022 News & Views: Guest Blog: Exploring Lessons Learned During the AMCP Summit on Addressing Health Disparities; A Simple Way To Safely Accelerate Patient Access To New Therapies; Celebrate the Best in Managed Care Pharmacy; Save the Date: GivingTuesday is Nov. 29.
October 2022 News & Views: FDA Awards $1.3 Million Grant to Biologics & Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium; Act Now to Sign Up for Specialty Connect; Celebrate the Best in Managed Care Pharmacy –AMCP Award Nominations are Now Open.
September 2022 News & Views: Reserve Your Spot for the AMCP Summit on Value and Access; Join Your Colleagues in National Harbor, Md. For Nexus 2022; AMCP Summit on Addressing Health Disparities: Top 10 Takeaways; Join AMCP Foundation’s 5K For the Future During Nexus 2022.
On Dec. 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Essential Health Benefits (EHB). The RFI sought input on a proposed switch to the U.S. Pharmacopeia Drug Classification (USP DC) standard for defining the EHB prescription drug category. AMCP's comments, submitted on Jan. 31, urge CMS to refrain from switching to any alternative prescription drug classification standard.