Priority Health’s Christina Barrington Sworn in as New President of National Pharmacy Board
April 18 2024 - 2:05PM
Business Wire
Christina Barrington, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy
officer at Priority Health, a nationally recognized nonprofit
health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, has been sworn
in as president of the Board of Directors for the Academy of
Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) for 2024-2025.
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Christina Barrington, vice president and
chief pharmacy officer at Priority Health. (Photo: Business
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AMCP is a professional organization dedicated to improving
patient health by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective
medications and other therapies. While at Priority Health,
Barrington has been serving as president-elect of AMCP since 2023;
before that, she served as treasurer and chair of the finance
committee. Barrington has also served three terms as president for
the AMCP Midwest Affiliate.
“As a longtime member of the AMCP board, I am honored to serve
as president to help advance AMCP’s strategic direction,” said
Barrington. “I deeply believe in AMCP’s mission to find ways to
help patients get the medications they need at a cost they can
afford.”
Barrington was sworn in on April 16 during AMCP’s annual meeting
in New Orleans.
"Christina has true expertise and a deep understanding of the
many issues facing AMCP and the larger health care industry,” said
AMCP CEO Susan Cantrell, MHL, RPh, CAE. “She is the right leader at
this time to take the baton and serve as AMCP’s president. I look
forward to working alongside her to advance our important
work.”
At Priority Health, Barrington is responsible for setting
strategy for the pharmacy division and plays a key role in
forecasting pharmacy trends and implementing innovative programs to
manage and promote the strategic vision of Priority Health. She
earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from St. Louis College of
Pharmacy in Missouri and completed her residency in clinical
pharmacy practice at University Medical Center in Jacksonville,
Florida. Barrington formerly served as a member of the 2016 URAC
Measures Advisory and Research Group, as a board member for the
Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care and on the National
Diabetes Education Panel.
About Priority Health:
With over 30 years in business, Priority Health is the second
largest health plan in Michigan, offering an extensive portfolio of
health benefits options for employer groups and individuals,
including Medicare and Medicaid plans. Serving more than one
million members each year and offering a broad network of primary
care physicians in Michigan, Priority Health continues to be
recognized as a leader for quality, customer service, transparency
and product innovation. Learn more about affordable, quality health
coverage options from Priority Health.
About Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP):
AMCP’s diverse membership of pharmacists, physicians, nurses,
and professionals in life sciences and biopharmaceutical companies
leverage their specialized expertise in clinical evidence and
economics to optimize medication benefit design and population
health management and help patients access cost-effective and safe
medications and other drug therapies. AMCP members improve the
lives of nearly 300 million Americans served by private and public
health plans, pharmacy benefit management firms, and emerging care
models.
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