Community Pharmacy Cooperative’s Chief Pharmacy Officer Tom Siepka shares his opinion in this Boston Globe story on the efficacy of pharmacy benefit managers and their programs, and if they are a benefit to community health center patients throughout the United States. The pharmaceutical industry is pushing back on a program that allows community pharmacies, like one in Brockton, to purchase … [Read more...] about For Pharmacies and Their Patients, Calls to Restrict a Federal Drug Discount Program are a Bitter pill to swallow
Archives for 2024
Lessons Learned: What it (Really) Takes to Support Effective Community-Clinical Partnerships to Improve Health Related Social Needs
By: Kim Prendergast, an interview with Grace Akor and Tatiana Torres Since 2020, C3 has been implementing the Flexible Services Program, a nutrition and housing program made available by MassHealth (Medicaid) through a Section 1115 demonstration waiver. This program allows C3 to pilot evidence-based approaches that address a member’s social needs around food insecurity, housing instability, … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned: What it (Really) Takes to Support Effective Community-Clinical Partnerships to Improve Health Related Social Needs
Revolutionizing Mental Health Care: The Behavioral Health Transitions of Care Program
By: Sheila Peck, LICSW & Heather Ross, LICSW In April 2023, C3 launched its groundbreaking Behavioral Health Transitions of Care (BH TOC) program to transform the landscape of mental health care. Designed to reduce psychiatric readmissions for our members, our BH TOC program employs a comprehensive approach to address the complex needs of individuals in the behavioral health community. It … [Read more...] about Revolutionizing Mental Health Care: The Behavioral Health Transitions of Care Program
