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Cholesterol testing
Immunization screening and administration not currently covered by Medicare Part B and D
Tobacco cessation services
Transition of care services
The legislation does not expand scope of practice, but brings Medicare rules in alignment with existing authorities already granted to pharmacists by many states and health care organizations through credentialing and privileging programs.
Similar legislation, H.R. 2759, was introduced in the U.S. House last week by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV).
Pharmacists have advanced education and training to deliver these patient care services, but unlike many states in the nation, Medicare does not recognize and reimburse them for such services. Pharmacists earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree that includes six years to eight years of higher education to complete. Many pharmacists also complete one to two years of post-graduate residency training and become certified in a specialty by t
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Pharmacy Associations Applaud Introduction of Bill Expanding Medicare Patients Access to Pharmacist Services
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) today praised the introduction of legislation that would give tens of millions of Medicare patients in medically underserved communities access to critically needed primary health care services delivered by pharmacists.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PRNewsfoto/APhA and ASHP)
The bill enables pharmacists to provide authorized health services to Medicare patients in underserved areas.
The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement Act was introduced today by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV). The bill would enable pharmacists to deliver Medicare Part B services that are already authorized by their respective state laws.