August 2018 News & Views: Forum Examines Non-Traditional Payment, Benefit Models; Top 6 Cool Things Found in 2018 AMCP Membership Survey; Nexus 2018 General Session Keynote: Philanthropist Mick Ebeling
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) writes in strong support of requiring electronic transmission of prescriptions (e-Rx) as proposed in Assembly Bill 2789. AMCP believes that the electronic exchange of prescription, drug benefit, and drug information improves patient drug therapy, increases operational efficiencies and optimizes health care outcomes and will decrease abuse and diversion of prescriptions for controlled substances.
We are writing to express our support for the Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018 (H.R. 6478). The undersigned stakeholders share your commitment to promoting a biosimilars market that will help reduce prescription drug costs for patients, payers, and taxpayers. We commend you for introducing this important legislation and look forward to working with you to enact it into law.
AMCP CEO Blog: This truism lies at the heart of much of what managed care pharmacy does. AMCP members and their organizations have long championed the use of preventive-care services to achieve better health outcomes and lower overall health care costs.