S 2800
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, aims to expand Medicare coverage and payment for services provided by pharmacists. Specifically, it allows Medicare to cover pharmacist services furnished in areas with shortages of healthcare professionals, such as rural or underserved communities. The bill updates Medicare regulations to recognize pharmacist services as equivalent to those provided by physicians in these areas and establishes a payment rate of 80% of physician rates for these services. It also requires the development of specific billing codes for pharmacist services.
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