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From information on various career paths to details on residencies and fellowships in California, we provide resources for pharmacy students interested in exploring the different aspects of Managed Care Pharmacy.
What is Managed Care Pharmacy?
What is Managed Care Pharmacy?
Managed care is a structured approach to financing and delivering covered health care benefits designed to provide affordable access to improve the quality of care in a cost-effective manner.
Managed care pharmacy is the practice of developing and applying evidence-based medication use strategies that enhance patient and population health outcomes while optimizing health care resources.
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is the nation’s leading professional association dedicated to increasing patient access to affordable medicines, improving health outcomes, and ensuring the wise use of health care dollars. Through evidence- and value-based strategies and practices, the Academy’s 8,000 pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other practitioners manage medication therapies for the 270 million Americans served by health plans, pharmacy benefit management firms, emerging care models and government.
AMCP serves its members in many ways, including through live national conferences, online learning programs, research in peer-reviewed literature and advocacy. Each is designed with the goal of advancing professional knowledge, improving the design and delivery of pharmacy benefits, and ultimately, patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
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