Press Release: Improvements to opioid prescribing, increasing the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdose and expanding the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-use disorders were among the many suggestions to come out of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation 6th Annual Research Symposium, “Balancing Access and Use of Opioid Therapy.”
Press Release: The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy today kicks off AMCP Nexus 2016 with a wide variety of educational sessions and policy discussions covering such hot topics as managing the specialty drug spend, treating opioid abuse and communicating off-label health care economic information.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) for the opportunity to provide comments on the draft scoping document that will examine the clinical effectiveness and value of abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) of opioids in pain management released on September 8, 2016. AMCP appreciates the broad input from payers as well as patients, pain management specialists, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
AMCP CEO Blog: There are many ways to measure the health and vitality of a professional association. The most crucial indicators, I’ve found, center on the engagement of an organization’s volunteers.
Press Release: Biopharmaceutical companies and health care decision makers would be able to more easily communicate information on products awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, under recommendations developed at an Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) partnership forum this week.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the national call for suggestions on how to improve its value assessment framework released on July 14, 2016.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) urges you to sign Assembly Bill 1114, legislation that would make certain pharmacist provided services a covered benefit under the Medi-Cal program. As health care delivery in the United States continues to evolve and the focus on an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care increases, it is critical to recognize the value of pharmacists as health care providers.
Press Release: Two nationally recognized managed care pharmacy experts have been appointed to influential advisory panels of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) based on joint nominations by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and AMCP Foundation.
AMCP CEO Blog: Last week I saw a headline that jumped off the page: “America’s other drug problem: Giving the elderly too many prescriptions” (Washington Post, Aug. 15).
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) respectfully requests that you support Assembly Bill 1114 that would make certain pharmacist provided services a covered benefit under the MediCal program. As health care delivery in the United States continues to evolve and the focus increases on an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care, it is critical to recognize the value of pharmacists as health care providers.