Pharmacy groups support expansion of MTM services in Medicare proposal
March 6th 2014Pharmacy groups, representing more than 100,000 pharmacists in different pharmacy practice settings, have written to CMS Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner to express their support for the expansion of medication therapy management (MTM) services to Medicare Part D beneficiaries in the CMS proposal released in early January.
Push continues for short-cycle dispensing provisions
March 5th 2014Long-term care pharmacists continued to push for support for provisions on short-cycle dispensing as the deadline for comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s (CMS) proposed rule on Medicare Part D changes drew to a close on March 7.
Stroke prevention in the elderly may be excessive, researcher says
March 3rd 2014Patients more than 80 years old are being “over-treated” for stroke prevention with statins and antihypertensive drugs, and doctors need to actively rethink their priorities and beliefs about stroke prevention, according to a new study published in Evidence Based Medicine.