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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Alliance for Long-Term Care Pharmacy @ Home released a set of comprehensive guidelines intended to support pharmacies providing LTC pharmacy at home services and to establish standards by which these services should be evaluated. These guidelines, developed by an expert panel within the Alliance, align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for LTC facility-based patients, ensuring that individuals receiving care at home have access to the same high-quality pharmacy services as those in institutional settings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a coalition of leading patient advocacy organizations sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling on the agency to improve access to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services for Medicare beneficiaries who choose to receive care at home. The letter, signed by over 20 national patient organizations, highlights the critical need for specialized LTC pharmacy services to support medically complex patients in community settings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives from the House Energy & Commerce Committee has sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging the agency to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have improved access to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services in their homes. The letter, signed by Representatives Diana Harshbarger, Debbie Dingell, Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, Diana DeGette, Jan Schakowsky, and Paul Tonko, underscores the urgent need to close gaps in care for seniors and medically complex individuals who choose to receive care outside of institutional settings
House Ways & Means Committee Members Urge CMS to Expand Access to LTC Pharmacy at Home Services9/30/2024
Washington, D.C. – In a significant bipartisan effort, members of the House Ways & Means Committee have called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have greater access to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services at home. In a letter addressed to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Representatives Adrian Smith, Lloyd Doggett, Nicole Malliotakis, Terri Sewell, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Gregory Murphy, M.D., highlighted the critical role of LTC pharmacies in supporting medically complex patients who choose to reside in their homes or communities rather than in institutional settings
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Alliance for Long-Term Care Pharmacy @ Home wrote a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging the agency to leverage its existing authority to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services at home. This action is seen as crucial for supporting medically complex patients, particularly those in underserved and rural communities
WASHINGTON D.C. — As the House Ways & Means Committee convenes to address critical issues surrounding home care policy and access, the Alliance for Long-Term Care Pharmacy @ Home urges Congress to take decisive action by calling on CMS to leverage their authority to ensure Medicare beneficiary access to LTC pharmacy at home services. The Alliance, representing a coalition of long-term care pharmacies, professional associations, and care management groups, emphasizes the vital role of these services in supporting medically complex patients, particularly those in underserved and rural communities
Home health patients enrolled in a medication adherence program experienced a hospitalization rate that was 73.1% lower than those outside of the program, according to a new study. The medication therapy and risk management program is designed to keep patients healthier at home with fewer emergency room and hospital visits and fewer adverse health events
As high-acuity Medicare beneficiaries continue to shift towards at-home care, the need to access LTC pharmacy at-home services is growing. These services reduce adverse drug events, decrease emergency department visits, curb costs, and enable beneficiaries to access care outside of a facility setting. Today, the Alliance for Long-Term Care Pharmacy at Home is acting upon its mission to care for this population in the release of two new policy documents outlining a federal approach to supporting whole-person care to those who need it most.
These two new documents include: WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, over 20 pharmacies, professional associations, and care management groups announced the formation of The Alliance for Long-Term Care Pharmacy @ Home, a collaborative effort to improve the care provided to individuals with complex medical needs living in the community.
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