On August 30, AMCP provided comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following the agency's request for feedback on ways to strengthen the Medicare Advantage program.
On August 19, AMCP joined a wide coalition of pharmacy organizations in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a PREP Act declaration that pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians, as appropriate, can order and administer FDA authorized or approved monkeypox vaccines, testing, and therapeutics.
AMCP mourns the passing of managed care pharmacy icon Judith Cahill. A former CEO of AMCP, Judy led the organization for more than 15 years, growing its membership from 600 to more than 6,000 managed care professionals.
In this guest blog post, Jennifer Graff, PharmD , discusses incorporating value in coverage decisions and how this applies to AMCP's efforts in addressing value and access.
During AMCP 2022 in March, Dr. Kali Cyrus lead a workshop titled: A Primer on Bias from Discovery to Implementing Strategies to Address. AMCP CEO, Susan Cantrell explores the highlights from this workshop and how managed care professionals may be able to implement Dr. Cyrus' strategies in their day-to-day.
In 2016, AMCP made pre-approval information exchange (PIE) a legislative priority recognizing its vital importance to patients. On June 8, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PIE Act of 2022. Learn more about PIE as a legislative priority for AMCP.
On May 18, 2022, AMCP hosted Legislative Days where AMCP members and the AMCP Policy and Government Relations team met virtually with U.S. Senators and Representatives to advocate for AMCP's top policy priorities. Learn more about the role Legislative Days plays in achieving our mission to improve patient health by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective medications and other therapies.
On June 7, AMCP joined a pharmacy stakeholder letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting clarification that pharmacies will maintain personnel flexibilities granted under the PREP Act emergency declaration through October 1, 2024.