Drug Topics August 19, 2024
A collaboration with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina focused on commercial populations has improved care and lowered costs in the state.
More than 50% of Americans are living with at least 1 chronic health condition. Spending around these conditions continues to grow, including upwards of $100 billion per year on excess hospitalization and $528 billion on the misuse, underuse, and overuse of medications per year. The solution, proposed Jon Easter, lies with pharmacists.
In a presentation at the 2024 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo, held August 17 to August 19, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts,1 Easter—a professor of practice, the vice chair of practice advancement, PACE division, and associate faculty director at the...