The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the request for comments titled “Administering the HatchWaxman Amendments: Ensuring a Balance Between Innovation and Access [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–3615]” as published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2017.
AMCP CEO Blog: Health care reform historically has one of the most contentious issues on Capitol Hill. The current fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is just the latest in a string of battles that reaches back many decades, including to the founding of Medicare and Medicaid.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the solicitation of public comments on biosimilars included in the proposed rule “Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018 [Docket No. CMS-1676-P]” as published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2017.
AMCP joins a coalition of over 35 health care stakeholders committed to aligning 42 CFR part 2 (part 2) with HIPAA to allow appropriate access to patient information that is essential for providing whole-person care.
AMCP CEO Blog: Like everyone across the country, AMCP members and staff share a deep concern for the safety and wellbeing of thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) for the opportunity to provide comments on the “Potential Topics for Review in 2018” released on July 26, 2017. AMCP applauds ICER for considering new and emerging therapies, as well as incorporating public feedback, into the development of a robust review agenda for 2018.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the International Society for Pharmacoeonomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Special Task Force Report “A Health Economics Approach to US Value Assessment Frameworks” as updated on July 7, 2017.