Our community is extremely grateful the Administration and Congress took swift action to help businesses, nonprofits and millions of Americans withstand the coronavirus pandemic, which jeopardizes our collective livelihood, welfare and safety. Provisions within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act will prove vital to help stabilize our economy and keep Americans safe.
AMCP urges justices to affirm federal ERISA law to ensure managed care pharmacy practices continue helping patients access medicines at affordable costs.
The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2, a coalition of nearly 50 health care organizations committed to aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations (TPO), today issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 (Partnership), a coalition of nearly 50 health care organizations 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), thanks Senators Capito and Manchin, along with all the other champions and co-sponsors of the Legacy Act for their tireless work and dedication to combatting the opioid epidemic.
We, as patients, consumers, taxpayers, health care providers, payers, and members of the pharmaceutical and medical device pipeline, are ready to work with The President's Administration to ensure that America’s patients and our health care system receive the treatments they need throughout this public health crisis.
These are trying times, especially for health care practitioners. Together, as managed care pharmacy professionals, we face challenges to patient care. AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE addresses these unique challenges in her latest blog post.
As representatives of the drug supply and payment chain, ranging from pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, managed care pharmacy, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), to health plans, we are aligned on the important principle that the private sector and state and federal governments must work together to facilitate Americans’ reliable access to needed prescription drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic.