Ali Uzair S, Hale Genevieve M, Santibañez Melissa, Berger Karen, Baldwin Kathleen
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Sep-Oct;63(5):1515-1520. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2023.07.005. Epub 2023 Jul 22.
The designation of health care providers is limited to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, clinical psychologists, dietitians, and social workers. Pharmacists are not federally recognized health care providers and, therefore, are not eligible for cognitive service reimbursements. This commentary explains the intentions of adding pharmacists as Medicare Part B providers, evaluates current state pharmacist provider status, and calls pharmacists, technicians, and other key stakeholders to advocate on behalf of the profession of pharmacy. If federal provider status is granted to pharmacists, patients will gain better access to care, health spending will decline, and physician lead care teams will have an expert in medications readily available for consultation or other medication-related needs. Reimbursement would provide more resources to administer these needed services to more patients in areas with limited access to health care resources.
医疗保健提供者的指定仅限于医生、医师助理、执业护士、认证助产士、麻醉护士、临床心理学家、营养师和社会工作者。药剂师并非联邦认可的医疗保健提供者，因此无资格获得认知服务报销。本评论解释了将药剂师添加为医疗保险B部分提供者的意图，评估了当前药剂师提供者的状态，并呼吁药剂师、技术人员和其他关键利益相关者代表药学专业进行倡导。如果授予药剂师联邦提供者地位，患者将能更好地获得护理，医疗支出将下降，由医生主导的护理团队将有一位随时可咨询药物问题或满足其他药物相关需求的药物专家。报销将提供更多资源，以便在医疗保健资源获取有限的地区为更多患者提供这些所需服务。
