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AHA said it supported efforts to clarify the 340B program, including a provision that would codify the use of contract pharmacies, which allow patients to get medications at local or mail-orderpharmacies. Some pharma companies have restricted the use of contract pharmacies citing a lack of oversight.
Nonetheless, having Amazon as a disruptive player in the pharmacy sphere is worth having some thoughts about, for those inside the pharmacy space and outside have some very different takes on the matter. Rather, it's just 'one more mailorderpharmacy.' I think this difference in views comes down to several items.
Medically integrated pharmacy models show substantial cost avoidance compared to external mail-orderpharmacies. AON Pharmacy's interventions saved $1.9 for the external mail-orderpharmacies. was attributed to waste from external mail-orderpharmacies, whereas $2,429,592.01
In this changing environment, independent pharmacies face increasing competition from retail, online, regional, and mail-orderpharmacies. In numerous studies, retail pharmacies are continuously selected by patients because of their proximity to home and acceptance of their insurance.
In addition, in-person care would be available for follow-up care, vaccinations, or blood draws through a registered nurse who would be made available at a location of the patients’ choosing, at home or in the office. Soon after its soft launch, Amazon began testing the idea with potential corporate clients, but had little success.
You can’t get that kind of relationship from “Canadian” importation ( caveat emptor ) or from a mailorderpharmacy. Pharmacy Benefit Managers don’t value those healing personal relationships, and neither do status quo Part D Plans; they just see numbers on a spreadsheet.
FACTS OF THE CASE In January 2021, a nationwide mail-orderpharmacy located in Massachusetts experienced a data breach. The pharmacy discovered the breach in May 2021 and investigated to determine its scope.
They’re expected to do more with lessmore prescriptions, more vaccinations, and more administrative work, all while the salary stagnates. When local pharmacies close, patients are left scrambling, sometimes relying on mail-orderpharmacies or traveling long distances for their medications.
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