California Congressman Supports Pharmacists
In a letter to the editor of The Fresno Bee, California Pharmacists Association CEO Jon Roth and NACDS CEO Steven Anderson discuss the care pharmacists could provide Medicare patients under the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act — a bill cosponsored by California’s Rep. David Valadao.
A poll commissioned by NACDS found that 80% of voters in Valadao’s district support “allowing Medicare enrollees to visit pharmacists for blood pressure tests, immunizations, flu and strep tests, and diabetes management” — all items that this bill would allow.