For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News, features, updates, and analysis for pharmacists about issues related to Medicare and Medicaid
October 1, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Pharmacy groups have filed three lawsuits that argue that California, New York, and Washington have not met their legal requirements to assure Medicaid patients receive access and quality care at least equal to patients in the general public.
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September 24, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
Controversy is in the mix after two mail-order prescription surveys with conflicting results were released within two days of each other.
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September 22, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
A coalition of healthcare industry groups has sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership in Congress seeking to delay pending Medicaid cuts.
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September 18, 2009
By:Fred Gebhart, Contributing Editor
The Joint Commission is targeting patient safety failures with a new program that will directly affect pharmacy operations.
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August 27, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
On Aug. 26 the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to the public that stolen vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir still may be on the market.
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August 27, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years. Keep reading to learn the details.
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August 20, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York is fighting mad over the state's plan to contract with mail-order pharmacies to deliver high-cost medications to Medicaid customers.
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August 13, 2009
By:Alaina Scott, Senior Editor
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association are moving ahead with their lawsuit against Delaware's changes to Medicaid reimbursement rates, even after Walgreen Co. said it no longer supports the suit.
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August 10, 2009
By:Allison Tsai, Associate Editor, Centralized Content Group
Only one Medicare Part D prescription plan operates in partnership with pharmacists: Community CCRx, which offers incentives for generic dispensing, therapy management, and maintenance supply fills. More than 63,000 pharmacies across the country participate in the program, including all major chains and community pharmacies.
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