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Pharmacists will continue to expand healthcare services in the coming years.
Provider status has always been the Achilles heel for pharmacist being able to
bill for their services to insurance companies. Many states across the nation
are beginning to obtain Provider Status. In addition, Washington State is the
first to include language in the legislation requiring health insurance
carriers to recognize pharmacists in the same way as other providers such as
physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
The data demonstrates dramatic increase in
pharmacy graduates in the past decade. The obvious question is whether there
will be enough jobs to support the current supply of pharmacists coming out of
pharmacy school. One argument supporting the pharmacist job market is the
Affordable Care Act and Provider Status. This has added millions of uninsured
patients to the healthcare system. This puts stress on the overall healthcare
system therefore limiting access to healthcare for some patients. Pharmacists
can step in to fill the void. This expansion of pharmacist billing for
healthcare services should spur job growth in the near future. This is ground breaking
news that should have all states looking ahead to join. There are other states
with provider status for pharmacists, however, they do not include language in
the legislation directly addressing reimbursement.
Personalized healthcare using genetic testing
offerings is becoming available within retail pharmacy settings. Additional
offerings of genome sequencing now cost under $1,000, and the results of that
sequencing can be used to link a person’s genes with personalized, specific
treatment to improve overall health outcomes. For more
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