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More Than 130 Healthcare Groups Express Support for Legislation Expanding Medicare Patients Access to Pharmacist Services
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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, more than 130 healthcare groups applauded the introduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 1362, H.R. 2759), legislation that will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved areas have access to pharmacists primary care services.
In a letter sent to the bill s original sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) the healthcare groups, including rural health advocates, consumer groups, and pharmacy organizations, call for the removal of restrictions on seniors access to care.
Efforts to vaccinate farmworkers hindered by eligibility By Max Bayer U.S. vaccination efforts picking up speed
As the Biden administration expands vaccine supply across the country, a federal program aimed at vaccinating agricultural workers has hit a roadblock in states where they aren t eligible, elevating concerns that vulnerable workers are being put on the backburner.
Federally funded health centers, which serve more than 1 million agricultural workers nationwide, have played a key role in inoculating farmers. These centers also serve a significantly larger percentage of people of color compared to other facilities a trend that s reflected in vaccine administration, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Rep. Tim Bishop & A Vision of Socialized Medicine for Long Island
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Long Island Rep.Tim Bishop is suddenly concerned about waste and fraud in Medicare, so much so, that he recently held a series of Medicare meetings for seniors in several Long Island locations to discuss the elimination of waste and fraud. Some of the talk centered around unnecessary testing.
It’s important to mention that Bishop voted for Obamacare which includes IPAB (Independent Patient Advisory Board) and which cut half a billion from Medicare. Both of those issues will likely mean rationing of health services to individuals based on decisions by 15 government bureaucrats in D.C. Seniors are particularly vulnerable.
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