Medication therapy management services (MTMS), as outlined in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA 2003), is likely to have a significant impact on pharmacy practice, Jannet Carmichael, Pharm.D., told attendees at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy annual meeting, held last month in Dallas. She is PBM manager at VISN 21 Health Care Services at the VA Sierra Pacific Network in Reno.
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March 31st 2025Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors, led a discussion on pharmacy benefit manager reform and how the inability to pass legislation has led to increased financial hardships in community pharmacy.