Federal Judges Issue Decisions Regarding Safety-Net Provider Drug Dispensing Methods Over the past two weeks, federal judges have issued decisions that directly impact the health and safety of underserved communities and the safety-net providers that serve them. Each decision regards whether safety-net providers are entitled to use pharmacies that are not located at the provider’s…
On March 23, an op-ed written by three prominent community leaders, Ms. Hazel Dukes, Rev Kirsten John Foy, and Rev Dr. Johnnie Green, was published in several outlets, including savenysafetynet.com and empirereportnetwork.com. Their op-ed highlights the severe damage that will be inflicted on vulnerable communities resulting from the impending policy of the New York Department…
My daughter Gabriella is a huge Taylor Swift fan, and one of her favorite Swift songs is “Look What You Made Me Do.” You might not think the song has any application to health care policy, but the connection became clear when I watched a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing on the cost of prescription…