I've written about the business of healthcare for more than three decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy.
shortage of primary care physicians and other healthcare workers. As state legislative sessions wrap up for the summer, several states are expanding so-called “scope of practice” laws that regulate what healthcare professionals can do amid a push by independent pharmacists as well as big retailers and drugstore chains including Amazon , CVS Health, Walgreens and Walmart to ease regulations on a pharmacist’s scope of practice.
“This is a positive step forward that increases access to timely care for common illnesses like COVID-19, flu, and strep throat,” said Dr. Vin Gupta, Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy. The National Community Pharmacists Association says pharmacists in 47 states can test and treat by writing a prescription though it varies on what prescriptions they can prescribe. “In about 34 states pharmacists can do it independently without a collaborative agreement or prescription," a spokeswoman with NCPA said.
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