AMCP Format Dossier Requests: Manufacturer Response and Formulary Implications for One Large Health Plan

AMCP Format dossier requests: manufacturer response and formulary implications for one large health plan.

BACKGROUND The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Format for Formulary Submissions, a template for health plans to use in developing formulary submission guidelines, has been widely adopted since its initial release in 2000. Many health plans request a dossier (a standardized set of clinical and economic evidence prepared by pharmaceutical manufacturers) to provide information for consider...

The AMCP format for formulary submissions version 3.0.

Opinions regarding the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy dossier submission guidelines: results of a small survey of managed care organizations and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

BACKGROUND In recent years, there has been more emphasis on determining the total value of a drug product, which includes safety and efficacy information and clinical and economic value relative to other therapies. The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Format for Formulary Submissions was intended as a tool to assist health care providers in evaluating and selecting drug products. OBJEC...

Governance of HIV/AIDS: Implications for Health Sector Response

This paper reviews the essence of effective governance and importance of a multi-sectoral approach in generating health systems response to HIV/AIDS. This comprehensive approach highlights the importance of integrating reproductive sexual health programs and HIV prevention services, including peer education, life skills, and Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), for Prevention of Mother–to-Ch...

Reframing the pharmaceutical manufacturer/health plan relationship in managed care.

Managed care is stuck in a vendor stage of health care industry evolution that is organized, primarily, to beat back costs through contracted discounts and utilization management. At the same time, the potential exists for an altogether different managed care that is based on a more explicit mission of lowering costs through improved quality. The foundation for this alternative approach is evid...