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More Than 130 Healthcare Groups Express Support for Legislation Expanding Medicare Patients' Access to Pharmacist Services


More Than 130 Healthcare Groups Express Support for Legislation Expanding Medicare Patients Access to Pharmacist Services
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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, more than 130 healthcare groups applauded the introduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 1362, H.R. 2759), legislation that will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved areas have access to pharmacists primary care services.
In a letter sent to the bill s original sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) the healthcare groups, including rural health advocates, consumer groups, and pharmacy organizations, call for the removal of restrictions on seniors access to care. ....

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APhA: NBC News Story Illustrates the Need for Fundamental Pharmacy Payment Reform


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WASHINGTON, DC – The NBC News story,
“Overworked, understaffed: Pharmacists say industry in crisis puts patient safety at risk,” is a compelling demonstration of the need for fundamental payment reform in pharmacy, according to Scott J. Knoer, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
“The answer is payment reform,” said Dr. Knoer, who was chief pharmacy officer at the Cleveland Clinic for 11 years before joining APhA as CEO in 2020. “The pharmacy payment model of paying for the filling of prescriptions is broken, leading to the imposition of productivity and efficiency metrics that take precedence over almost anything else. As the pharmacists in the story state, this creates a set of conditions where patient safety being terribly compromised. ....

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