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<description><![CDATA[In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
“The Boxer” Simon and Garfunkel 

Pharmacists are fighters. Emphasized during the pandemic and because of that - a puncher’s chance of landing provider status this year with House Bill 1770 for testing, treatments and vaccinations. 

It’s time for a TKO. 

In the last three years, pharmacists in long term care and those that work with older adults stood center ring and kept swinging, often when the odds were against them and the systems to support them let them down.  Running out of reimbursement for the uninsured, restricted access to vaccines and treatments at pivotal times, clawbacks from PBMs for doing the right thing in emergency situations… just some hits we took. 

But we continue to fight.  

The latest swing for ASCP landed a $]]></description>
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