E&C Lets CMS Exempt Long-Term Care Pharmacies From Lock-In, But Facilities Want More

By John Wilkerson / May 15, 2015 at 1:04 PM
Long-term care pharmacies are pleased that House Energy & Commerce members opened the door to exempting them from the pharmacy lock-in plan in 21st Century Cures legislation, but they prefer to be excluded outright. The third 'Cures' draft, which cleared the health subcommittee Thursday (May 14), includes new language suggesting CMS consider exempting long-term care facility residents from the measure that lets plans limit which pharmacies may dispense drugs prone to abuse, such as pain medicine. The latest version of...

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