AMCP Foundation Emerging Trends Initiative
AMCP Foundation’s Emerging Trends Initiative identifies and analyzes key developments shaping the future of managed care pharmacy. By leveraging comprehensive survey data and expert insights, it tracks evolving health care trends and the forces driving change in pharmacy practice. Through research and knowledge-sharing, this work equips stakeholders with critical trends influencing managed care pharmacy. It aims to facilitate deep discussions between health care stakeholders, focusing on providing opportunities to collaborate on solutions.
The latest findings, published in The Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) and featured in a newly released report, identified future trends including the growing role of artificial intelligence, ongoing drug shortages, evolving affordability challenges, and the expanding use of GLP-1 therapies.
Key findings include:
• 92% of respondents anticipate AI will be integrated into more than half of prior authorization reviews.
• Drug shortages are projected to increase by more than 25% over the next five years.
• 97% expect a significant rise in GLP-1 utilization.
Explore the findings to gain a deeper understanding of where the industry is headed and how you can stay at the forefront of innovation in managed care pharmacy.
Emerging trends in managed care pharmacy: A mixed-method study (JMCP)