Lawmakers see pharmacists as pillar of MTM

January 4, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review ­Medicare, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Enhanced MTM Demonstration, Medicare Part D enhanced MTM model, medication therapy management, MTM, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson 2016, Issue 01-04-2016, Issues, News

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of congressional representatives is urging that retail pharmacists play a part in a new initiative designed to improve the use of medication therapy management in ­Medicare. Forty-four members of the House of Representatives — 24 Republicans and 20 Democrats — signed a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services