Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

What Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) does

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is a national nonprofit professional association headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, serving pharmacists, healthcare practitioners, students, and supply-chain partners working in managed care pharmacy. Founded in 1988, AMCP operates a community of approximately 8,000 individual members and a broader combined community exceeding 30,000 managed care pharmacy professionals across health plans, PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, academia, and consulting. Its core platform comprises the Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP), the AMCP Learn e-learning and continuing-education system, the AMCP Collaborate online community, and two flagship national conferences — the AMCP Annual Meeting and AMCP Nexus — supplemented by Partnership Forums, webinars, and an Unscripted podcast.

AMCP monetizes this platform through individual and student membership dues, Premier and Mission corporate membership tiers, paid conference registration and sponsorship, continuing-education programs (including the RWE Essentials Training Program at $405 member / $505 non-member), digital advertising, and content partnerships. The organization develops and licenses proprietary industry standards — the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions, payer-focused Real-World Evidence Standards, and a Value-Based Contracts Lexicon — that are adopted by payers and manufacturers in formulary and coverage decisions. Supporting entities include the AMCP Foundation (scholarships and grants, celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2025), the AMCP Research Institute (research and standards development, including a multi-year RWE Initiative with IQVIA), and the BBCIC biologics/biosimilars research consortium. AMCP also operates advocacy functions including Legislative Days on Capitol Hill and a State PBM Reform Inventory, and runs thought-leadership initiatives on precision medicine, AI, health disparities, and medication therapy management.

Name

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

Legal name

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Website

https://amcp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMCP is a national nonprofit professional association serving ~8,000 managed care pharmacists and a broader 30,000-person community across health plans, PBMs, manufacturers, and academia, delivering education (JMCP, AMCP Learn), conferences (Annual, Nexus), industry standards, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF), Speaker, Program & Abstract Management Services (THAHACAI)

Keywords

• Managed care pharmacy
• Professional association
• Continuing education
• Real-world evidence
• Pharmacy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Individual professional membership fees for pharmacists, medical professionals, students, and corporate members
2. Conference Registration and Sponsorship: Revenue from AMCP Annual Meeting, AMCP Nexus, and other national meetings including sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities
3. Corporate Membership and Partnerships: Corporate membership program providing access to managed care pharmacy leaders with premier and mission corporate member tiers
4. Continuing Education: AMCP Learn e-learning platform offering RWE Essentials Training Program and other continuing education for managed care professionals
5. Digital Advertising and Content: Digital advertising opportunities and content sponsorships across AMCP platforms and communications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

AMCP is a national professional association that sells individual and corporate memberships, continuing education, national conferences (AMCP Annual, AMCP Nexus), and a peer-reviewed journal (JMCP) to managed care pharmacists, medical professionals, students, and biopharmaceutical/PBM/health plan organizations. It also produces standards such as the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions, RWE Standards, and the Value-Based Contracts Lexicon, and operates the AMCP Learn e-learning platform and AMCP Collaborate online community.

Product overview

AMCP is a professional association offering a comprehensive portfolio of resources, education, and events for managed care pharmacy professionals. The core offerings include JMCP (the Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy) as the peer-reviewed publication, AMCP Learn as the e-learning platform with certificate programs, AMCP Nexus and Annual Meeting as flagship conferences, AMCP Collaborate as the online community platform, and various thought leadership initiatives including the Precision Medicine Initiative and Real-World Evidence (RWE) Initiative. Supporting functions include the AMCP Research Institute, AMCP Foundation (scholarships and grants), BBCIC (biologics/biosimilars research consortium), Market Insights Program, student pharmacist chapters, and the AMCP Diplomats Program. AMCP also provides practical tools including the State PBM Reform Inventory and Partnership Forums for stakeholder collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AMCP Individual Membership Annual professional membership for pharmacists, medical professionals, and students working in managed care and population health management, providing access to continuing education, JMCP journal, conferences, advocacy tools, and online community.
• AMCP Corporate Membership Annual corporate membership program with Premier and Mission tiers providing biopharmaceutical companies, PBMs, and health plans with access to managed care pharmacy leaders, sponsorship, digital advertising, and content partnership opportunities.
• AMCP Annual Meeting Annual spring conference bringing together thousands of managed care pharmacy professionals for education, awards, networking, and industry exhibitions.
• AMCP Nexus Annual fall conference for managed care pharmacy professionals featuring educational sessions, research posters, networking, and industry exhibitions.
• AMCP Learn Online learning management system offering continuing education courses, certificate programs, and training including the RWE Essentials Training Program and Fundamentals of Managed Care Pharmacy.
• RWE Essentials Training Program Paid continuing education training program on the AMCP Learn platform delivered in Health Plan, Provider, and Life Science versions covering real-world evidence fundamentals for payer decision-making.
• JMCP (Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy) Peer-reviewed journal publishing research on managed care and specialty pharmacy topics, formulary management, and healthcare outcomes; included with AMCP membership.
• AMCP Collaborate Online community platform for AMCP members to discuss industry topics, share resources, and network professionally.
• AMCP Partnership Forums Sponsored stakeholder forums convening experts from health plans, PBMs, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and providers to address managed care challenges including RWE, precision medicine, value-based care, and health technology assessment.
• Market Insights Program Sponsored research service providing market insights through expert roundtables, reports, and best practices on disease states including precision oncology and mucopolysaccharidoses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 300 million Americans benefit from AMCP members' medication optimization work
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• IQVIAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025AMCP Research Institute partnered with IQVIA, payers, pharmaceutical companies, and others to design payer-focused RWE standards including framework and checklist criteria published in JMCP in September 2025.
• GenentechmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2023Supported the Bridging the Gaps in Precision Oncology: Opportunities in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer webinar and Market Insights Roundtable.
• IlluminamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2023Supported the Bridging the Gaps in Precision Oncology webinar and Market Insights Roundtable.
• LillymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2023Supported the Bridging the Gaps in Precision Oncology webinar. Also provided grant to AMCP Research Institute for MTM initiative addressing mid-life dementia risk.
• MerusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2023Supported the Bridging the Gaps in Precision Oncology webinar.
• CVS HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2014Partnered with AMCP for first-ever Health Plan Executive Forum in December 2014, bringing together 60 health care executives for dialogue on critical issues.
• AMCP Research InstitutecoreOthersAMCP Research Institute is a division of AMCP that conducts research and develops standards including RWE initiative in partnership with health plans, PBMs, IDNs, and pharmaceutical companies.
• AMCP FoundationcoreOthersAMCP Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) organization celebrating its 35th anniversary, providing scholarships, research symposiums, and student pharmacist programs.
• BBCIC (Biologics & Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium)coreOthersBBCIC is a research consortium focused on biologics and biosimilars providing real-world evidence and research capabilities for AMCP members.
• JMCP (Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy)coreOthersJMCP is AMCP's peer-reviewed journal publishing research on managed care and specialty pharmacy, celebrating its 30th anniversary.
• MedImpactmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with AMCP for Health Plan Executive Forum in December 2014.
• Novo NordiskmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with AMCP for Health Plan Executive Forum in December 2014.
• Health PlanscoreOthersHealth plans are key stakeholders in AMCP's RWE Initiative and Partnership Forums, working to overcome challenges and enhance integration of RWE into health care decision-making.
• Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs)coreOthersIDNs are key stakeholders in AMCP's RWE Initiative bringing perspectives on integrated delivery and health system pharmacy.
• Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)coreOthersPBMs are key stakeholders in AMCP's RWE Initiative and Partnership Forums.
• RWE ExpertscoreOthersIndividuals widely recognized as experts in RWE contributing to AMCP's RWE Initiative through leadership, research, and methodology expertise.
• AstraZenecamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of AMCP Nexus 2025 and Premier Corporate Member of AMCP.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): APhA is the largest U.S. professional association of pharmacists, providing continuing education, advocacy, publications, and a national meeting. It is directly comparable to AMCP because it serves a similar pharmacist membership base with overlapping CE, advocacy, and conference offerings, even though its scope is broader than managed care.
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): ASHP is the national professional association for pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals and health systems, with a large annual meeting (Midyear), robust CE portfolio, and advocacy arm. It is comparable to AMCP as a pharmacist-focused membership association with national meetings, peer-reviewed journals, and corporate sponsorship programs that compete for the same pharma dollars.
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA): PCMA is the U.S. trade association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). It is comparable to AMCP because PCMA represents PBMs—the same organizational buyers whose pharmacists make up a meaningful slice of AMCP's membership—and runs advocacy, events, and research on managed care pharmacy topics.
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP): AACP represents the nation's pharmacy schools and colleges, supporting pharmacy education, faculty development, and student pharmacist pathways. It is comparable to AMCP because both organizations invest in the pharmacy student pipeline, run annual meetings, and engage corporate sponsors that want to reach the future pharmacy workforce.

Emerging players

• Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA): PQA is a multi-stakeholder, consensus-based nonprofit that develops medication-use quality measures used in federal programs and by payers. It is comparable to AMCP because both organizations operate in the same payer-facing, managed care pharmacy ecosystem and develop standards/tools that influence formulary and quality decision-making.
• AcademyHealth: AcademyHealth is a professional society for health services and health policy researchers, producing national conferences, journals, and research on real-world evidence and value-based care. It is comparable to AMCP because it serves an overlapping audience interested in RWE, health economics, and policy, and competes for the same corporate sponsorship and conference mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research): ISPOR is the leading global professional society for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), with international conferences, journals (Value in Health), and HEOR-focused training. It is comparable to AMCP as a professional association focused on evidence-based, value-driven decision-making in managed care and health technology assessment.
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS): NACDS is the trade association representing chain drug stores and suppliers, with a major annual meeting, advocacy efforts, and chain pharmacy education programs. It is comparable to AMCP as a U.S. pharmacy trade association with national meetings, advocacy, and corporate sponsorship programs serving pharmacy stakeholders.
• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is the largest U.S. professional association for physicians, with JAMA, JAMA Network, continuing education, advocacy, and significant corporate and industry revenue. It is comparable to AMCP as a large-scale healthcare professional association with a peer-reviewed journal, large annual meeting, CE business, and similar corporate partnership monetization model.

Regional players

• Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA): HDA is the U.S. national trade association for pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors, hosting the Business and Leadership Conference and running industry research and advocacy. It is comparable to AMCP as a healthcare supply-chain-focused trade association with annual conferences, CE, research, and corporate sponsorship revenues serving the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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