ASPEN Shares Social Media, Activities Resources for Malnutrition Awareness Week
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) has shared free downloadable resources to help educate stakeholders about malnutrition during Malnutrition Awareness Week, Sept. 8-12.
The resources — designed for professional, community, and patient audiences — include graphics of printable adult- or child-focused stickers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; tips for organizing Malnutrition Awareness Week activities; graphics for social media posts; and a media kit with prepared public service announcements and tips on working with the media.
NCPA Praises Bill to Reimburse Pharmacies for Testing, Treating Patients with COVID-19, Other Illnesses
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is praising a new Senate bill “that would allow pharmacists to be reimbursed by Medicare Part B for testing and treating patients with COVID-19, flu, respiratory viruses, and strep throat.”
The Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act was introduced by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) on July 24.
“This legislation protects patient access, especially for people in rural areas where pharmacists can be the only health-care provider for many miles,” said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey in a July 25 news announcement. “Independent community pharmacists delivered tens of millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. They saved the lives of countless Americans who would not have gotten the vaccine without them. This legislation expands on that success.”
The House version of the bill — H.R. 3164 — currently has bipartisan support from 44 cosponsors, the NCPA announcement added.
