The sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) Health Equity Action Brief includes an overview of the importance of addressing the inequities related to this topic and how managed care can foster an inclusive environment for everyone.
The race, ethnicity, and language Health Equity Action Brief includes an overview of the importance, standards, challenges, and opportunities of these inequities. Additionally, it features examples of how plans are addressing them.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the US, and it is also the most common cancer diagnosed worldwide. In the US alone, approximately 4 million women are diagnosed with the disease.
To engage in meaningful dialogue and identify concrete actions toward addressing health disparities, it is imperative to have a common language that promotes understanding. To that end, AMCP has compiled a glossary of terms that will be useful for managed care pharmacists, other health care professionals, and stakeholders.
Oncology is a specialization that involves the management of drug treatments for people with early and advanced cancers that affect the organs, muscles, bones and connective tissue. However, people with some early-stage cancers may be treated with surgery or radiation therapy alone and may not need the care of an oncologist.