Monday, March 4, 2013

NCPA submits comments to CMS over wide range of issues MARCH 4, 2013 | BY MICHAEL JOHNSEN

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association on Friday submitted written comments urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to take action on a wide range of what NCPA characterizes as "anti-patient, anti-pharmacist practices," the association announced. 

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Preserve beneficiary access to compounded medications. "CMS should omit from the final call letter any prior authorization requirements for compounded medications. Such a mandate would represent a significant federal infringement onto medical practice and doctors’ prescription rights, and would decrease and delay beneficiaries’ access to care";

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