In the recent weeks since the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, there have been widespread media reports of patients experiencing new barriers to access to medication therapies that are seemingly unrelated to reproductive health care or abortion services. During this podcast, we are going to explore the basis of these reports, provide background on the current status of state and federal laws governing access to abortion services, and discuss potential implications for pharmacist practice and patients’ access to medications. Further reading: https://www.ashp.org/news/2022/06/28/ashp-calls-for-patients-rights-to-access-reproductive-health-services
SPEAKERS
Kyle Robb, PharmD, BCPS currently serves as Director of State Policy & Advocacy at ASHP. Kyle supports ASHP members and State Affiliates as they seek to advance the practice of pharmacy through engagement with state government.
Kyle is an alumnus of the Virginia Commonwealth University/American College of Clinical Pharmacy/American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Congressional Health Care Policy Fellow Program and served as a Health Policy Fellow on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Prior to working in policy, Kyle was a pharmacist at the University of Virginia Health System.
Tom Kraus is Vice President for Government Relations at ASHP. He is a graduate of University of Michigan (BS Biology), Georgetown University Law Center (Doctor Of Law), and The Johns Hopkins University (MHS, Health Policy).
Tom previously served as the Chief of Staff and Associate Commissioner for Legislation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was also a senior policy advisor to Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Tom Harkin on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, where he served as Deputy Staff Director for Health.