Managed Care Pharmacy Leaders Are Honored at Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy/AMCP Foundation Awards Dinner

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Newswire/ -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy and AMCP Foundation honored some of managed care pharmacy's brightest leaders last night at the Annual Award Dinner. Eight awards were presented at the gala event held March 29 as part of the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

"Every year it's a great pleasure to recognize the outstanding men and women who are setting the standard for managed care pharmacy in the 21st Century," says AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE. "Not only have these individuals excelled at the highest levels in their own careers, but they have given freely of their time and talents to advance our profession and the Academy. We are grateful for their service and the inspiration they provide to help AMCP fulfill its mission of improving health care for all."

The profession's highest honor is embodied in the AMCP Foundation's Steven G. Avey Award, which recognizes sustained, exemplary and distinguished service. This year's recipient is John Hopkins, RPh, who retired in 2009 as CEO of Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) in Grand Junction, Colo. Hopkins is a Past President of AMCP and former Trustee of the AMCP Foundation. At RMHP, he helped create a managed care model that has been nationally recognized for improving health outcomes while lowering costs.

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