My interest in discussing how pharmacists should be reimbursed for performing diagnostic tests, including rapid strep, influenza, and H. pylori tests, as well as the pharmacists ability to furnish medications to appropriately treat the patient based on the test results, stems from the passion I developed for advocating for these services with our state pharmacyContinue reading “Pharmacist Reimbursement for Test and Treat – Guest Writer Parsa Famili”
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Provider Status Explained: What Pharmacists can do to advocate for Provider Status
Last week we got some incredibly exciting news with the introduction of H.R. 2759 – The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act — into the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives. This bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced by Representatives G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and David McKinley (R-WV). As a quick reminder, this bill wouldContinue reading “Provider Status Explained: What Pharmacists can do to advocate for Provider Status”
What Pharmacist Advocates Need to Know – March 2021
Another month has gone by, which means it’s time for an edition of the Monthly Roundup. This has been an incredibly busy month in health policy, and we have done our best to compile the highlights for you. From a new COVID-19 relief bill to the approval of a new vaccine, there is a lotContinue reading “What Pharmacist Advocates Need to Know – March 2021”
The Gap with Implementing Pharmacist Policy – Guest Writer Matthew Westling
Recently, the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association published a secret shopper study describing counseling provided during the dispensing of naloxone at chain pharmacies in Texas. Although it may seem crazy that the average counseling time was only 89 seconds, what was more striking was that any formulation of naloxone was unavailable at almost one-thirdContinue reading “The Gap with Implementing Pharmacist Policy – Guest Writer Matthew Westling”
The Future of the Supreme Court of the United States and Healthcare
With the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, feminist icon and inspiration to many, the future of many healthcare issues are uncertain. The Supreme Court of the United States serves to protect the rights and liberties of the American people and utilizes the Constitution to ensure “Equal Justice Under Law.” Although the precedent was setContinue reading “The Future of the Supreme Court of the United States and Healthcare”
The pharmacist’s duty to address human rights abuses in immigration detention centers
Today, as you read this article, human rights abuses are occurring in the United States of America. Lack of access to vital acute, chronic, and preventative healthcare has resulted in suffering and death of children and adults under the eye of the U.S. government. Many of us do not see these horrors happening in ourContinue reading “The pharmacist’s duty to address human rights abuses in immigration detention centers”
Pharmacists’ patients lose access to meds as USPS disrupted
As the medication experts on the healthcare team, pharmacists understand the negative impact when patients do not have access to their necessary and life-saving medications. For many unfortunate reasons, the current disruption with the United States Postal Service (USPS) must be addressed as millions of patients receive their medication by mail and thus are facingContinue reading “Pharmacists’ patients lose access to meds as USPS disrupted”
Pharmacist Medicare incident-to telehealth services here to stay?
It is no news that pharmacists are able to bill incident to a physician when providing patient care services. This has been widely discussed since the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) requested clarification on this from CMS back in 2014. Despite this clarification, some pharmacists have still faced pushback on billing incident to theContinue reading “Pharmacist Medicare incident-to telehealth services here to stay?”
The Grassroots Pharmacist 