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Pharmacies and pharmacists are not the problem, but rather are a solution to decrease
health care costs while increasing access to care and quality of care for patients. In reality …

• Payers are slowly starting to stop paying for dispensing, and while they are demanding
additional quality measures (clinical services) but they don't know how to pay us (yet!).• …

The United States has a worsening shortage of primary care clinicians. 1 The shortage is
more severe in rural areas and medically underserved urban communities but is extending …

Historically, patients have been responsible for paying the pharmacy for a drug product. If
any intervention was involved, the cost was buried in the price of the product. Third party …

The numbers are in for the first 6 months of pharmacist prescribing services in
Saskatchewan, and they show strong uptake of “level-1” services—including renewals …

Pharmacists have sufficient training to autonomously prescribe medications to prevent or
treat many medical conditions. But states generally require patients to obtain a doctor's …

In 2013 economic pressure will continue to heavily influence health care decisions. As a
result, health care will continue to evolve toward a model that shifts more responsibility--and …

Independent pharmacies are seeking legislative help as they struggle with the increased
workload from Medicare Part D. Many are racking up debt under the strain--an average of …