By 2030, one in 5 Americans will be 65-plus. According to AARP, 87% of them want to age at home—not in assisted living communities. Yet as more Americans choose to age in place, their needs only grow: complex medication regimens, decreased mobility, and in many cases, increased reliance on caregivers.

Connect 2025 is in the books, and we’re still buzzing about it. Earlier this month, we brought the RedSail Technologies network to Grapevine, TX and proved that everything really is bigger in Texas.

Connect 2025 is right around the corner. Here’s what you need to know and how you can prepare for the RedSail Technology user conference.

As the pharmacy landscape continues to evolve, staying ahead means embracing innovation, expanding your knowledge, and strengthening your professional network. Prepare for your pharmacy’s success by signing up for Connect 2025. From June 5-8 in Grapevine, Texas, the entire RedSail Technologies network will gather under one roof, so why not be a part of it?

Mastering short-cycle dispensing rules is crucial but often challenging. They can be confusing and prone to pitfalls like improper coding that leads to under-reimbursements. To understand why these rules exist and how they impact long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, let's explore their origins.

On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 into law. It quickly got shortened to the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and Medicare, at long last, had a prescription drug benefit.The bill passed along partisan lines, with Republicans prevailing in the House by a vote of 220-215, and in the Senate by a tally of 54-44. Democrats worried about the $394 billion price tag, and the potential implications of the increased role of private insurers in Medicare.

We’ve all seen the news stories about drug compounders filling the gap caused by a shortage of the GLP-1 drugs tirzepatide, Lilly’s Zepbound, and semaglutide, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, approved for the treatment of obesity. So, what rules govern how a compounding pharmacy is authorized to legally create a version of a patented drug when the drug is declared to be in short supply?

Imagine you have two candidates for a senior leadership position in your organization. Both have a lengthy history in the LTC pharmacy industry, while one candidate has extensive experience across a broad range of healthcare specialties. All things being otherwise equal, which candidate would be more attractive? If you chose the one with broad experience, you would not be alone.

If you live in a presidential swing state, meaning that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are within a few points of each other in the polls, you are under a constant barrage of political advertising that makes your head spin.