The cyclone that hit the prescription drug industry may now seem in the distant past, but the events we’re about to discuss were set in full motion only two years ago. At the onset of the pandemic, there was widespread concern among patients who were worried about whether they’d be able to get their prescriptions
While all of the big tech companies have launched digital health initiatives and start-ups continue to pop up and be acquired, it is fair to say that Amazon has made the most noise in this area through its wide range of forays into the health care market. Amazon’s 1492 initiative has seen the company launch
For several decades, low-income patients, providers and pharmacies alike have been realizing the cost-saving benefits of the 340B drug-pricing program. The program helps a range of health care providers (covered entities) such as disproportionate share hospitals, rural hospitals, children’s hospitals, FQHCs and other providers that serve vulnerable communities, by lowering the cost of outpatient prescription
Among the many promising advances in medical legislation over the past several decades has been the passage of “provider status” laws for pharmacists in many states. While the specifics vary from state to state, the general intent behind this legislation is to give patients increased access to some of the oft-underutilized services that pharmacists can
