Does access to free medication reduce health system costs?

Medication non-adherence has led to at least 100,000 preventable deaths each year and $100 billion annually in preventable healthcare costs in the United States

How Many People Might Lose Medicaid When States Unwind Continuous Enrollment?

How a ‘weighted lottery’ helped underserved patients get a scarce Covid drug

Just as banks have helped seniors bridge the digital divide and leverage online banking to better manage their money, healthcare organizations need to help older adults leverage digital technology to better manage their health.

NOVA ScriptsCentral is excited to collaborate with the American Pharmacist Association to launch the “NOVA ScriptsCentral & American Pharmacist Association Safety-Net Health Equity Fellowship”.

More than 34 million people in the United States were living in food insecure households in 2021, a decline from 38 million in 2020. The combination of the expanded child tax credit, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and private donations all contributed to reducing food insecurity during the pandemic. Still there is much more work to be done, with food costs spiking 11.4%, the largest annual increase since 1979, inflation factors could easily cause food insecurity to grow.

An opportunity for charitable pharmacies to collaborate with oncology practices for non-oncology medications during and after treatment.

Branson MO: My Neighbor’s Charitable Pharmacy (NCP) will open its doors at 1232 Branson Hills Parkway February of 2023

Around one fourth of the United States population does not have adequate health literacy.
Health literacy is defined as the ability to obtain, read, understand, and apply healthcare
information

Good Pill will provide direct access to hundreds of life-saving medications and save families $150+/month on healthcare cost

One in four Americans say they struggle to afford their prescription medications. The establishment of this Charitable Pharmacy in Milford will allow patients who live east of Cincinnati better access to care.

How is a charitable pharmacy different from other types of pharmacies?

‘Unbelievably good price’: KC-area pharmacy dispenses bargain medicine — and hope Go to article

NABP Associate Executive Director Josh Bolin on DSCSA compliance prior to FDA moving compliance deadline.