 The Academy of
Managed Care
Pharmacy is a professional
association of individual
pharmacists who use the tools and techniques of
managed care in the practice of pharmacy. At the heart of
every member is commitment to a simple goal: Provision
of the best available pharmaceutical care for patients.
As an organization, the Academy strives to achieve
its mission of empowering its members to serve society
by providing opportunities for continued professional
growth, by advancing individual and collective knowledge.
Throughout the year, AMCP provides conferences,
online learning access, peer-reviewed literature through
its Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, and leadership
development seminars.
The focus of the Academy has been to create scientifically
designed methodologies for making medical
choices as intelligently as current knowledge will allow,
supported by evidence-based clinical studies. Some of
the Academy’s most successful products to date are
AMCP’s Format for Formulary Submissions and the AMCP
Framework for Quality Drug Therapy. The Format is a
standardized methodology for assessing drugs scientifically,
based on the value they provide. Widely |
adopted by numerous health plans, governmental agencies such
as the Department of Defense and leading pharmacy
benefit management companies, the Format has become
a de facto industry standard. Managed care organizations
employing the Format cover approximately half of all
pharmacy care beneficiaries.
Two other significant contributions to managed care
practice include AMCP’s Guide to Pharmaceutical Payment
Methods and Sound Medication Therapy Management
Programs, V2.0. The Guide is a comprehensive, factual
description and analysis of alternative drug payment
methods and payment systems, including a review of
the history, current application, potential future utility,
impact on managed care pharmacy, other stakeholders
in the pharmaceutical marketplace and the overall health
care delivery system. It includes a glossary of payment
terms, tables showing which payers and settings utilize
which methods, payment flowcharts to illustrate how
the money flows with each of the payment systems and
examples of payment calculations. Downloadable in a
summary and a comprehensive format from the AMCP
website, it is accompanied by a web-based interactive
resource library.
These and all other AMCP publications, including the Journal,
can be found on the AMCP website, www.amcp.org. |
