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February 28, 2011
You can waste a lot of good golfing weather waiting for it to rain. Instead, carry a rain suit and umbrella.
What does this sports analogy have to do with pharmacy?
Today, we are pursuing projects to build recognition of and support for pharmacists’ services within Medicare, Medicaid, and evolving…
February 14, 2011
Every year, the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA–ASP) reaches new heights. We’re seeing a growing number of new practitioners maintain their enthusiasm after graduation. Our profession is on an awesome trajectory!
As evidence, I invite you to watch this YouTube video.
I hope you enjoyed…
February 11, 2011
The pharmacy profession lost two good ones last week.
On Friday, I went to Steve Judy’s funeral in Petersburg, WV. Steve was a pharmacy owner, enthusiastic volunteer in the profession and his community, innovator, father, longtime friend and fellow West Virginia University grad. It was gratifying…
February 10, 2011
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog today published the blog post, “Genomics Won’t Lead to Big Health-Care Improvements ‘For Many Years.’” The blog post essentially said it will be a while before we realize the full benefits of our knowledge of the human genome. We are making significant progress,…
February 4, 2011
Hospitals throughout the United States are struggling with an issue that the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently highlighted. Certain CMS requirements (see page 175 in linked document) for hospitals to administer medications within 30 minutes of their scheduled time found…
February 3, 2011
I just bought a bunch of tickets to give student pharmacists the opportunity to attend our Political Leadership Breakfast at the 2011 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Seattle. It felt really good, and will feel even better when I see them there, on the front end of a politically active…
February 1, 2011
Yesterday, a federal judge in Florida ruled in favor of 26 states that sued the federal government to overturn the new health care reform law—the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The judge ruled that the law is unconstitutional because it requires individuals to buy insurance or face tax penalties.…
January 25, 2011
Tonight, in the words of Politico, President Obama outlined an agenda to grow the American economy and called on Americans to heed the message from the shootings in Tucson that we need to work together.
The president also vowed to veto all bills containing earmarks — specific projects funded at the…
January 6, 2011
As you may be aware, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on January 12 on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; the health care reform law). We have reported, commented, and lobbied from the inception of debate on HCR about the absolute necessity for pharmacists to be relevant players…
December 23, 2010
Season's greetings from the staff and leadership of APhA. Hopefully, this blog post is the last "official" thing I do before going into full holiday mode and taking a break for a few days.
As I think about the past year, one word comes to mind: collaboration. I'm so proud of our team and the energy…