Reimbursement

Trends and comfort levels have changed among consumers, pharmacies, and payers from 2019 to 2020 as it relates to pharmacist-provided services and value-based performance programs.

Throughout the pandemic, pharmacists have played a critical role in the COVID-19 response in several ways

For many years, employers, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers have been developing benefit designs to incentivize patients and providers to make cost-effective treatment decisions.

A kickback can arise if a pharmacy pays commissions to a 1099 independent contractor marketing representative who generates patients for the pharmacy who are covered by a federal health care program.

Financial distress and disruptions to work and social activities were significantly associated with depression and anxiety, as well as generally diminished psychological wellbeing.

In the years following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, early-stage cancer diagnosis increased while late-stage fell. 
 

For hospital pharmacies, the COVID-19 pandemic sparked an abrupt and intensive reevaluation of nearly every aspect of their operations.

State Medicaid programs and other providers will need to learn more about the age distribution of autism among adults enrolled in Medicaid, in order to better serve them.
 

A recent study found that the US rural mortality penalty is wide and further expanding, which applies to the rural population overall, or all racial/ethnic groups combined, and for non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics individually.
 

Whether agreeing to an asset purchase or stock purchase in the sale of a pharmacy, the buyer must perform due diligence. 

Lennartz said it’s important that pharmacists are properly reimbursed for the administration of many common immunizations, including the flu vaccine.

Evidence-based cancer regimens have been shown to result in better outcomes, including longer survival and less toxicity.