Resources for students such as educational tools covering a variety of managed care topics and information on professional opportunities (internships, APPEs, fellowships and residencies) related to managed care pharmacy.
On Nov. 9, the Senate voted to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, with Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) promising to hold a floor vote on a bill to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) in mid-December. On Nov. 19, the Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing to discuss solutions to lower Americans’ health care costs, in which witnesses and Senators primarily focused on the role of the ACA.
AMCP commends ACIP’s commitment to regularly reviewing the scientific evidence underlying national immunization recommendations. We recognize the importance of maintaining guidance that is both scientifically rigorous and operationally feasible across diverse care settings. In that spirit, we offer the following comments on the Committee’s ongoing consideration of vaccine safety and the hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose recommendation.
Thousands of managed care pharmacy professionals from health plans, PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other managed care organizations convened in National Harbor, MD, from Oct. 27-31 for AMCP Nexus 2025. Co-located at Nexus was our inaugural Pharmacy Policy Summit, which will continue to be held in the Washington, DC metropolitan area in years to come.
In managed care pharmacy, information moves quickly, and so do the professionals trying to keep up. Between evolving clinical guidelines, policy updates, and new therapies, it can be hard to stay current. That’s what makes podcasts such a refreshing space for learning – they turn education into something you can take with you.
Meet Ami Gopalan, who shares her journey living with IgA nephropathy, a rare autoimmune kidney disease that attacks the kidneys.
Meet Nathan Mermilliod who shares his experience living with severe hemophilia B, a rare bleeding disorder that requires lifelong prophylactic treatment to prevent dangerous internal bleeds.
Meet Kevin Wake, a 57-year-old sickle cell warrior from Kansas City, who shares his personal journey living with this lifelong genetic blood disorder.
In this emotional video, meet Kate Vander Weele who shares her family’s journey as her 12-year-old son Logan battles Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare and fatal genetic disease that causes progressive muscle loss.
On Sunday, November 9, Senate Majority Leader Thune announced that he had reached an agreement with a group of 8 Democratic senators and the White House on a deal to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. On Monday, November 10, the Senate approved the government funding bill by a vote of 60-40, which sends the legislative package back to the House of Representatives.
