WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: WAYS & MEANS POLICIES EXPAND AND PROTECT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seniors on Medicare will have better and more secure access to quality health care services - including critical kidney care - thanks to legislation recently approved by the Ways and Means Committee. Under the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act (H.R. 3164), pharmacists will be allowed to receive Medicare reimbursements for administering tests and treatments for common respiratory illnesses like strep throat, influenza, and RSV. With 90 percent of Americans living within five miles of a pharmacy, pharmacists are often the closest health care option available to patients - particularly those living in rural and underserved comm...