Author: paul

  • Telling the Truth

    The Truth About Lying Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter Years ago I worked in Washington, DC and frequently rode the Metro (subway) to get around town.  One mid-afternoon I was on the platform waiting for the next train when a fellow walked up beside me. With a gentle nudge of the elbow he directed my…

  • You Need a Website: Which Platform?

    You Need A Website: Which Platform? A distressingly high percentage of pharmacies do not have a pubic-facing website. PC Magazine reports that 29 percent of all businesses don’t have a website. There doesn’t seem to be a statistic available for pharmacies, but when I sample a our LTC Pharmacy Directory I am led to believe the same statistic (maybe…

  • Medicare Plans for 2023-Briefing for LTC Pharmacies

    Medicare 2023: A Briefing for LTC Pharmacy Well, September has come and gone, and right around the corner is the annual open enrollment for the 2023 Medicare Part D plan year.  Right on schedule, CMS has just announced the Part B premium and deductible and released the landscape files (list of plans) for Medicare PDPs,…

  • Go to the States for Help

    The best course for improving LTC pharmacy options isn’t always Congress. The states can often do more for us.

  • Medicare Part D: 15 Years Later

    Medicare Part D payment policy and how it got the way it is.

  • Can We Expand Access to LTC Pharmacy?

    CMS could make a change to guidance to expand access to LTC pharmacy.

  • How to Make Your LTC Pharmacy Sticky?

    How to Make Your LTC Pharmacy Sticky What is Stickiness? You’re familiar with the concept, even if you aren’t sure about the term. Do you have a computer program or website you use frequently, even though it may not be the least expensive or perhaps not even the most convenient?   We all do, so…

  • About You for LTC Pharmacies

    LTC Pharmacies need an “about” page on their website. Try making it about your customer with an “About You” page instead.

  • Introducing the LTC Pharmacy Directory

    Introducing the LTC Pharmacy Directory Introducing the LTC Pharmacy Directory Trying to find a directory of all the long-term care pharmacies in the United States has, until now, been a huge (if not impossible) challenge. The sites that have the highest Google rankings are those operated by proprietary LTC pharmacy chains and include only those…

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