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HHS, CDC Announce First Pharmacist Appointment to ACIP: Hillary F. Blackburn Named Voting Member

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the appointment of Hillary F. Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, of Franklin, Tennessee, as a voting member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This historic appointment marks the first time a pharmacist has been confirmed as a voting member of ACIP.
Managed Care Practice Issues
Medicare
Letters, Statements & Analysis

AMCP Comments on CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program” (Proposed Rule), issued on July 16, 2025.
Legislation & Regulation, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare
Trump Signs One Big Beautiful Bill
Letters, Statements & Analysis

Federal Update: Trump Administration Releases the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy

On September 9, 2025, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released the “Make Our Children Healthy Again (MOCHA) Strategy,” which follows an earlier report that assessed key drivers of childhood chronic disease, including poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity and chronic stress, and overmedicalization. Executive Order 14212, signed by President Trump on February 13, tasks the commission with providing government-wide recommendations on policy and strategy to address the identified contributing causes and end the childhood chronic disease crisis.
Legislation & Regulation