Managed care pharmacy is an organized health care delivery system that aims to improve quality and accessibility of health care in the most cost-effective manner. Managed care pharmacy is the practice of designing and implementing drug benefits for the more than 200 million Americans who are covered by health insurance. Pharmacists optimize health care by improving population health, patient experience and reducing total cost of care.
Pharmacists in managed care are involved in developing and implementing comprehensive programs that deliver effective medication therapies and specific patient-care services to achieve positive patient outcomes. Managed care pharmacists are involved in:
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The settings in which Managed Care Pharmacists may apply their expertise include, but are not limited to:
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As a student, you will benefit from an early start! Learning managed care principles will help you to develop and further your career, no matter which field of pharmacy you choose to practice.
Mission
AMCP’s mission is to empower its members to serve society by using sound medication management principles and strategies to improve health care for all.
Managed care pharmacy principles are based on the use of scientific evidence to achieve healthy outcomes while making the best use of money spent on medications and their management.
2022-2023 Officers
- President: An Nguyen (atnguyen1@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- President-Elect: Ashley Rogers (anrogers@pharmacy.arziona.edu)
- Secretary: Jerry Zeng (jzeng@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- VP of Membership: Humza Ullah (hullah@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- VP of Fundraising: Songhee Jones (sjones@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- Treasurer: Tu Vong (tkvuong@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- Phoenix Liaison:
National Organization
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy