Legislation & Regulation

On May 29, AMCP released the following statement, which expresses concerns about the Illinois General Assembly's Healthcare protection Act (HB 5395). Passed on May 25, the bill restricts managed care pharmacists' ability to manage prescription drug benefits for millions of Illinoisans covered under the state’s Medicaid program, state employee group insurance, and fully insured commercial plans.

Access the AMCP Legislative Days 2024 Education Slides, to learn the terminology most associated with a Member of Congress and understand key advocacy vocabulary to help explain AMCP’s positions on the the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2023 (S. 723/H.R. 1458) and the Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act  (H.R. 2666).

On Feb. 29, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued The Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs: Part C and Part D Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Model Documents. AMCP submitted comments in response to this Model Documents on April 29, 2024.

On Feb. 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan: Draft Part Two Guidance and a Fact Sheet to provide guidance on education and outreach requirements for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P), which was established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). AMCP submitted comments in response to this Guidance on March 15, 2024.