Article Archive

Read up on past "Access for All" featured articles.

2007 Access for All articles

• Pharmacist volunteers are welcome in the health care safety net - December 2007

• A CHANCE for student pharmacists- November 2007

• Student pharmacists gain skills in the safety net- October 2007

• Proposed guidelines would allow children’s hospitals in 340B- September 2007

• When your patient can’t pay: Local resources for pharmacists- August 2007

• When your patient can’t pay: Federal resources for pharmacists- July 2007

• Delivering MTM services in the safety net- June 2007

• PSSC at APhA2007: A recap- May 2007

• Safety Net 101: Disproportionate share hospitals- April 2007

• APhA2007: Pharmacy opportunities in the safety net- March 2007

• Proposed guidance on 340B:Your opportunity to comment- February 2007

• Safety Net 101: Consolidated Health Centers- January 2007

2006 Access for All articles

• Safety net pharmacy 101- December 2006
• Patient Assistance Programs and State Pharmacy Assistance Programs in 2007- November 2006
• Pharmacists bill for services with National Provider Identifier- October 2006
• Pharmacist seeks to bridge gaps in patients' ability to understand- September 2006
• 340B Prime Vendor Program reduces burden of soaring drug prices- August 2006
• PSSC welcomes new senior director- July 2006
• Alternative Methods Demonstration Projects help 340B participants help patients- June 2006
• Winners of student project awards named- May 2006
• Medicare Part D glitches and fixes- April 2006
• APhA 2006: Fill your need to know- March 2006
• Congress considers 340B oversight, resources- Feb 2006
• Safety net providers and part D- Jan 2006

2005 Access for All articles

• PSSC Builds Relationships to Further Mission (January)
• HRSA grants: Opportunities for pharmacist (Februray)
• HRSA's Clinical Pharmacy Demonstration Projects (March)
• Cash awards for student projects in 340B-eligilbe sites (April)
• Pharmacists and safety-net providers: Collaboration is all good - May 2005
• Technical assistance available for contracted pharmacies and 340B- covered entities - June 2005
• Telepharmacy delivers comprehensive services in Alaska - July 2005

• Serving rural patients; Identifying, addressing challenges - August 2005

• Bills would eliminate GPO prohibition, allow critical-access hospital participation - Sept 2005
• FQHC pharmacist manages diabetes clinic -  Oct 2005

• Safety net pharmacists on the front line of care- Nov 2005

• National advisory committee focuses on rural pharmacy- Dec 2005

2004 Access for All articles

• Comprehensive Pharmacy Services Grants: Gearing up for FY2004 (January)
• Medicare Changes May Increase Access to Medications for Underserved Patients (February)
• Pharmacy Technical Assistance: Free Support for 340B Covered Entities (March)
• 340B Contracted Pharmacy Services (April)
• HRSA PSSC's Web Site (May)
• Are Changes on the Horizon for 340B? (June)
• Becoming a 340B Contract Pharmacy (July)
• 340B Prime Vendor Program Reduces Outpatient Drug Expenses (August)
• What is a 340B Patient (September)
• OIG Reports Identify Problems with 340B Program (October)

• 340B Hospitals: The Basics and an Update (November)
• Be Sure Your Technology is Up to the Task (December)

2003 Access for All articles

• The Uninsured and Medically Underserved: The Role of a Pharmacy Services Safety Net (June)
• Patient Assistance Programs: Access for the Uninsured (July)
• Pharmacists: Accessible and Helping with Patient Access (August)
• HRSA Pharmacy Affairs Branch: Continuing the Mission of Pharmacy (September)
• 340B Drug Pricing Program Benefits (October)
• Frequently-Asked-Questions (November)
• PSSC Year One: Advancing the Cause of Access for All (December)