No Mere Dispenser

Modern Healthcare
January 10, 2011

As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act begins to be implemented, and a new Republican majority in the House discusses potential changes to the law, it is clear that much work remains to be done to reform the nation's healthcare system. As we all know, a debate still continues to be waged on how to best improve quality while also reducing healthcare costs...

Additional studies delineate the critical role community pharmacists can play in improving health outcomes and providing the vaunted bending of the healthcare cost curve. According to the New England Healthcare Institute, the improper use of prescription drugs costs a staggering $290 billion annually.

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