Drugs & Pharma Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/category/drugs-pharma/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:25:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Drugs & Pharma Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/category/drugs-pharma/ 32 32 132285478 CMS Will Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eligible Consumers Can Receive at No Cost https://ambulance.org/2021/09/24/cms-boosters/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:23:31 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=334685

From CMS on September 24, 2021 CMS Will Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eligible Consumers Can Receive at No Cost Coverage without cost-sharing available for eligible people with Medicare, Medicaid, […]

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]]> 334685 CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Vaccinations https://ambulance.org/2021/03/16/cms-increases-medicare-payment-for-covid-19-vaccinations/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:59:42 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=316030

CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Vaccinations                                                                           By Brian S. Werfel, Esq. On March 15, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would […]

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]]> 316030 Opioid Bill Heads to President Trump’s Desk https://ambulance.org/2018/10/04/opioid-bill-heads-to-president-trumps-desk/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:19:48 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=160568

The AAA is pleased to report that language we supported on grant funding for opioid protection training for first responders has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate […]

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]]> 160568 Is Narcan the Answer? https://ambulance.org/2018/02/14/is-narcan-the-answer/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:02:17 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=124676 There has been a lot of talk recently in social media and the news about leaving Narcan behind after a reversal of an opioid overdose. A new voluntary program in […]

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]]> 124676 Fentanyl Increasingly Dangerous to First Responders https://ambulance.org/2017/06/21/fentanyl-becoming-increasingly-dangerous-first-responders/ Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:02:19 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=63964

The explosion of the opioid epidemic that is responsible for thousands of overdoses and deaths is a consistent problem that EMS and law enforcement encounter on an almost daily basis. Usually, […]

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]]> 63964 AAA Meets with FDA on New Drug Dispenser Regulations https://ambulance.org/2015/10/23/aaa-meets-with-fda-on-new-drug-dispenser-regulations/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:18:07 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=4256 On October 21, the AAA participated in a meeting with stakeholders and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the need to ensure new regulations don’t discourage the transfer of […]

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