AMCP Regulatory NewsBreaks

CMS Issues Memo on Pharmacy Price Concessions

• On Nov. 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum titled Application of Pharmacy Price Concessions to the Negotiated Price at the Point of Sale Beginning Jan. 1, 2024 (Memo).
AMCP 2023 Value of Managed Care Pharmacy Report

The Value of Managed Care Pharmacy

Managed care pharmacy and prescription drug coverage is a growing part of the American health care sector. AMCP launched the annual Access, Affordability, and Outcomes report to raise awareness of the existence, prevalence, and importance of managed care pharmacy.
Biosimilars, Prescription Digital Therapeutics, Formulary & Utilization Management, Health Disparities, Health Technology, Legislation & Regulation, Managed Care Practice Issues
AMCP Regulatory NewsBreaks

HHS and DEA Issue Second Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Medications

Due to the COVID-19 PHE, flexibilities were implemented to prevent lapses in patient care by allowing the prescribing of schedule II-V controlled medications via audio-video telemedicine encounters – including schedule III-V narcotic controlled medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for maintenance and withdrawal management of opioid use disorder – even when the prescribing practitioner had not conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the patient.