Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Launches
The newly-formed Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, comprised of several independent LTC pharmacies, has officially launched. The new group, chaired by Remedi Senior Care Chairman Michael Bronfein and led by Alan Rosenbloom, former CEO of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, will advocate for issues critical to the LTC Pharmacy providers and their vulnerable patients. The group announced three priorities: MAC Pricing Transparency, DEA issues and short-cycle reimbursement.
Published on the LTC Pharmacy News website.
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