ECAPS Watch

In this episode of ECAPS Watch, CEO Kevin Houlihan interviews Dr. Lisa Faast, founder of DiversifyRx and Pharmacy Badass University. Dr. Faast shares her expertise on helping independent pharmacies evolve and thrive through strategic change and clinical service expansion. She discusses how ECAPS legislation represents a crucial step toward pharmacist provider recognition, addresses common barriers pharmacy owners face when implementing new services, and introduces her "sandwich approach" for ...

Former Wisconsin Representative Ron Kind, the original architect of the ECAPS legislation, sits down with Kevin. Former Rep. Kind shares the inspiring story behind this groundbreaking legislation that expands pharmacists' scope of services under Medicare reimbursement. From his travels through rural Wisconsin witnessing pharmacists as the first line of healthcare, to the bipartisan support now growing across Congress, Kind discusses how this bill could transform healthcare delivery and reduce...

In this episode of ECAPS Watch, Chair of the Oregon State Pharmacy Association, Amanda Meeker, PharmD, shares her dual perspective from both the payer and advocacy sides of healthcare legislation. She discusses how pharmacists demonstrated their provider capabilities during COVID by testing patients and prescribing Paxlovid, and explains why expanding these services to other conditions like flu and RSV makes sense. Amanda emphasizes the critical importance of gaining more co-sponsors for ECAP...

In this episode of ECAPS Watch, Summer Kerley shares a compelling real-world example of expanded pharmacy care in action. While providing vaccines at a local pharmacy, she encountered a patient with UTI symptoms who needed additional care beyond immunizations. This story highlights how pharmacists serve as accessible healthcare touchpoints, helping patients navigate their care needs and connect with appropriate treatment options. The conversation explores how legislative changes like ECAPS ca...

In this episode of ECAPS Watch, CEO Kevin Houlihan speaks with Dr. Nancy Gagliano, a physician with extensive experience at Mass General Hospital, NIH, and CVS MinuteClinic. They explore how pharmacies are evolving beyond traditional prescription filling to deliver comprehensive healthcare services like testing and treatment. Nancy discusses the transformative potential of the ECAPS program, which enables Medicare patients to receive test-to-treat care at pharmacies for conditions like COVID ...

In this episode of the ECAPS Watch podcast, Kevin talks with James Allen, Manager of Clinical Performance at AlignRX, about the expanding role of pharmacy teams in healthcare delivery. James shares his unique perspective combining pharmacy and public health backgrounds, drawing from childhood experiences in his father's rural Oklahoma pharmacy. They discuss how pharmacies serve as healthcare "air traffic control," coordinating care between providers and connecting with patients beyond traditi...

In this episode of ECAPs Watch, host Kevin Houlihan sits down with pharmacy expert Zach Rosko, PharmD, BCPS, to explore how the ECAPs legislation could revolutionize healthcare access for Medicare patients. Zach breaks down the current reality where pharmacists must screen patients by insurance type before providing clinical services, explaining how Medicare recognition would finally allow comprehensive care regardless of coverage. Drawing from pharmacy's rich history as community healthcare ...