APhA Policy Manual

Site of Care Patient Steerage

FREEDOM OF ACCESS (FREEDOM OF CHOICE) PHARMACY PRACTICE

APhA calls for the elimination of payer-driven medication administration policies and provisions that restrict access points, interfere with shared provider–patient decision-making, cause delays in care, or otherwise adversely impact the patient.
APhA asserts that care coordination services associated with provider-administered medications are essential to safe and effective medication use and calls for the development of broadly applicable compensation mechanisms for these essential services.