AMCP CEO Blog: With PA so often misunderstood, perhaps we need to do a better job of explaining this tool to the general public. For example, we might provide an example of how PAs are applied to opioids as additional safeguards to ensure their appropriate use. Or how a PA might be applied to botulinum toxin to ensure the prescription is for medical, rather than cosmetic, purposes.
National Harbor, Md., Oct. 29, 2019 — AMCP Nexus 2019 will welcome nearly 2,500 managed care pharmacy professionals from across the country this week for four days of educational and networking programs focused on the “intersection of value and care.”
AMCP announced today that Phil Bongiorno has joined the organization as vice president, policy & government relations. In this role, he will oversee AMCP’s many advocacy efforts to advance managed care pharmacy principles and practices through health care legislation and regulation at both the federal and state levels.
AMCP last week gathered a group of diverse health care stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of ensuring patient access to a category of emerging therapies known as “digital therapeutics,” which have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions.
AMCP CEO Blog: AMCP’s roughly 8,000 members work diligently every day to improve patient care through the optimized use of medicines. As an organization, we also take a leading role in developing improvements to the overall delivery of care, which is no easy task given the size and complexity of our health care system.
Press Release: AMCP comments in joint statement on the Administration’s latest initiative to modernize substance use disorder (SUD) treatment privacy law and enhance coordinated care and safety.
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 its proposed rule, “Medicare Program; Secure Electronic Prior Authorization for Medicare Part D [CMS-4819-P]” published in the Federal Register on June 19, 2019.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the notice titled “Advance Summary of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2020 Call Letter [CMS-2018-0154]” released on January 30, 2019.
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 its, “Request for Information; Reducing Administrative Burden To Put Patients Over Paperwork [CMS-6082-NC],” published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2019.