The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to “Facilitating Competition and Innovation in the Biological Products Marketplace; Public Hearing; Request for Comments” as published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2018.
Thank you for your leadership in combatting the opioid epidemic. The undersigned organizations represent a diverse group of stakeholders across the health care spectrum committed to aligning 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations (TPO).
AMCP supports the concept of collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM), a formal partnership between a pharmacist and a prescriber that allows the pharmacist to manage a patient’s drug therapy. CDTM, also referred to as collaborative practice, allows pharmacists to use their unique skills and abilities to complement other types of care provided by collaborating professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to “Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain; Public Meeting; Request for Comments” as published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2018.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program (CMS-1693-P).
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) supports off‐label use of FDA‐approved drugs when medically appropriate and necessary, but opposes government‐mandated coverage of specific pharmaceuticals, whether for FDA‐approved or off‐label uses.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is writing in strong support of the “Opioid Crisis Response Act”. The importance of this Act increases as the number of overdose deaths according to the CDC rise (72,000 overdose deaths in 2017).