{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221043900/http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=47789", "Grassley Hopes to Include Pharmacists in Accountable Care Organizations", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Charles Grassley", "G000386", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today he will look for opportunities to advance his proposal to include pharmacists in Medicare\u2019s program encouraging providers to give coordinated, high quality care to their Medicare patients.\n  \n\u201cPharmacists can play a critical role in coordinated health care,\u201d Grassley said.\u00a0 \u201cAs Medicare moves toward payment policies that reward integrated care, we should recognize the role pharmacists play in encouraging adherence with doctors\u2019 drug prescriptions.\u201d Grassley filed an amendment to the physician payments bill considered in the Finance Committee last week that would include pharmacists in Medicare programs encouraging Accountable Care Organizations.\u00a0 These are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated, high quality care to their Medicare patients.\u00a0 The coordinated care is meant to achieve the right care, especially for chronically ill patients, while avoiding wasteful duplication and preventing medical errors. The organizations share in the savings they achieve for the Medicare program when they succeed in delivering high-quality care while avoiding wasteful duplication and spending.\u00a0 Medicare currently does not promote pharmacists\u2019 participation in Accountable Care Organizations, even though pharmacists play a significant role in overseeing patients\u2019 prescription adherence. Grassley said he will look for legislative opportunities to advance this proposal in the coming months.\u00a0 He also co-sponsored an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware encouraging the development of quality metrics related to medication adherence.\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221043900/http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=47789"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0840128418058157, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}