Managed Care Pharmacy Issues

The purpose of outcomes research per the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is to assist patients, clinicians, purchasers and policy makers in making informed health decisions by advancing quality and relevance of evidence. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines the purpose of outcomes research as a tool to provide evidence about benefits, risks, and results of treatments so clinicians and patients can make more informed decisions.

Press Release: Focusing on what’s best for the patient, leveraging technology to perform real-time benefit checks, and developing trust and transparency among stakeholders are some of the suggestions to emerge from AMCP’s recent Partnership Forum on “Optimizing Prior Authorization for Appropriate Medication Selection.”

Common managed care terms and their meaning.

Learn how managed care pharmacy can play a vital role in patient-centered medical homes.

List of Forum topics for 2019. For additional information, contact: AMCP’s Strategic Alliances & Corporate Services Office | busdevelopment@amcp.org | (703) 684-2616

AMCP letter to Congressional Leadership asking for the inclusion of 42 CFR Part 2 provisions and Medicare fraud, waste and abuse protections in a final opioid conference report

Press Release: Opioid Prescribing in Georgia Medicaid Program: Potentially Inappropriate Practices are Increasing, According to a Study in JMCP

AMCP webinar that reviewed a summary of discussions from this summit.

AMCP webinar that reviewed a summary of discussions from this summit.

Market Insights Program: AMCP convened a group of experts on hemophilia to identify areas for more efficient care delivery.