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AMCP Salutes Medicare Milestone

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) salutes all of the individuals who have worked so hard to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries will have access to much needed medications and medication therapy.

"Whether within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or on the part of the Part D sponsors that were announced today, we recognize that building this landmark social program in the truncated timeline allowed was a significant accomplishment on the part of all parties," said Judith Cahill, executive director of AMCP.

AMCP recognizes the intense efforts that a very dedicated and diverse group produced, requiring all of the involved parties to design, perfect and implement an extraordinarily complex undertaking. The Academy looks forward to continuing to work with CMS, Part D stakeholders and beneficiary organizations as the program unfolds.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is a national professional association of pharmacists and other health care practitioners who serve society by the application of sound medication management principles and strategies to achieve positive patient outcomes. The Academy's 4,800 members develop and provide a diversified range of clinical, educational and business management services and strategies on behalf of the more than 200 million Americans covered by a managed care pharmacy benefit. More news and information about AMCP can be obtained on their website, at www.amcp.org.

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