MedCity News September 2, 2024
Despite the evidence of their positive impact, pharmacists today lack the ability to reliably bill for clinical services as healthcare providers. It is important that payers provision pharmacists, include them in networks, and enable reimbursement through traditional billing models.
There is a national push to grant pharmacists provider status and integrate pharmacy data for end-to-end optimized patient care. Pharmacists are valuable healthcare team members — highly educated, trained, and licensed to deliver many clinical services including immunizations, screenings, medication management, chronic disease management, and patient education. There is ample evidence of their positive impact on patient outcomes, care costs, and access to healthcare services.
Although nearly half of all U.S. states recognize pharmacists as healthcare providers (HCPs), their ability to...
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