AMCP Partnership Forum on Prior Authorization Develops Recommendations to Improve Process

Press Release: Focusing on what’s best for the patient, leveraging technology to perform real-time benefit checks, and developing trust and transparency among stakeholders are some of the suggestions to emerge from AMCP’s recent Partnership Forum on “Optimizing Prior Authorization for Appropriate Medication Selection.”
Prior Authorization/Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA), Managed Care Practice Issues

JMCP Research Highlight: Disability Drives High Prevalence of Opioid-Related Disorders in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Population

Press Release: The prevalence of those diagnosed with opioid-related disorders in the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) population is higher than among any other studied payer groups, and the majority of disorders were found among those receiving Medicare based on disability.
Medicare, Legislation & Regulation, Real World Evidence & Research