Dayna Wong-Otis, CPESN® Hawaii Managing Network Facilitator, describes the network's newest payer program with MDX Hawaii. Pharmacies on three of the Hawaiian islands will work with patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage programs to help close adherence gaps associated with STAR measures. The payer has already expressed interest in additional pharmacy services.

Under renewal of this contract with a Medicare Advantage Plan, 58 CPESN Mississippi pharmacies provide diabetes monitoring and management including A1c testing to establish a base level, counseling to help patients with an A1c >9, bring it under 9%, and make referrals for annual retinal eye exams.

Under this Medicare Advantage contract, CPESN Missouri pharmacies provided Med Sync services to patients taking medications for diabetes and hypertension.

This is an adherence program for patients taking medications for managing diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol levels. Network pharmacists incorporated medication synchronization as a tool in moving patients from non-adherent to adherent.

This program with a statewide Medicare Advantage plan called on CPESN® South Carolina pharmacies to reach out to plan-identifid members to complete Comprehensive Medical Reviews, contributing to Medicare STAR ratings.