The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the request for information (RFI) titled “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Innovation Center New Direction” released on September 20, 2017.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the request for information titled “Content of Risk Information in the Major Statement in Prescription Drug Direct-to-Consumer Broadcast Advertisements [Docket No. FDA-2017-N-2936]” as published in the Federal Register on August 21, 2017.
Our organizations view medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as an important component of a multipronged approach to addressing opioid abuse and improving treatment. We applaud efforts to expand access to MAT, such as increasing Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waivered physician’s prescribing caps and allowing nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to obtain a DATA waiver.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) appreciates the opportunity to provide input into the Texas Board of Pharmacy’s (Board) strategic planning process for fiscal years 2019-2023. As the profession of pharmacy continues to evolve and the role of pharmacists expand from dispensers of medications to direct care providers, so too must Board requirements.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) for the opportunity to provide comments on the Healthy People 2030 Draft Framework. AMCP appreciates the leadership of ODPHP on the Healthy People initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of Americans, an initiative that AMCP has been supportive of since its inception.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy (Board) for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to Regulation 7 – Drug Products/Prescriptions as they relate to biosimilar products.
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) thanks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the request for comments titled “Administering the HatchWaxman Amendments: Ensuring a Balance Between Innovation and Access [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–3615]” as published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2017.