Human Medications, Human Drugs, Animal Medications, Animal Drugs, Pharmacy law, Pharmaceutical law, Compounding law, Sterile and Non Sterile Compounding 797 Compliance, Veterinary law, Veterinary Compounding Law; Health Care; Awareness of all Types of Compounding Issues; Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Outsourcing Facilities Food and Drug Administration and Compliance Issues
Thursday, February 26, 2015
PCMA Statement on the 'Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act' Medicare Part D Provision Will Curb Prescription Drug Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legislation passed today by the House Ways and Means Committee, includes a pharmacy provision to help prevent inappropriate prescriptions in Medicare Part D from crossing the pharmacy counter. TheProtecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2014, introduced by Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady(R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA), recognizes the need to address the prescription drug abuse epidemic and implement the right policies, said the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
"The key to stopping 'drugstore shopping' is preventing improper prescriptions from being filled in the first place," said PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt. "This approach ensures high-quality standards at pharmacies that dispense opioids and other addictive medicines to at-risk patients."
The pharmacy program in Medicare Part D for controlled substances allows Part D plans and beneficiaries to choose a specific pharmacy from which that beneficiary would get controlled substances. The policy maintains beneficiary access to needed medications, but prevents "drugstore shopping."
Catamaran acquiring rival pharmacy benefit manager
Catamaran climbs after pharmacy benefits manager tops quarterly ...
Fox Business-9 hours agoShare
Shares of Catamaran jumped Thursday before markets opened and after the pharmacy benefits manager announced a $405 million acquisition and quarterly ...
Catamaran acquiring rival pharmacy benefit manager
Business Insurance-4 hours ago
Explore in depth (36 more articles)
BioRX, a speciality Pharmacy being bought by Diplomat Pharmacy Inc: One of Cincinnati's fastest-growing firms to be acquired in $315M deal
One of Cincinnati's fastest-growing firms to be acquired in $315M deal
BioRx, a specialty pharmacy with about 250 employees around the country, will become a subsidiary of .
Cincinnati Business Courier - 9 hours ago
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)