Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access Services Advocates into St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy to Improve Patient Access

St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Charitable Pharmacy provides a safety net option for uninsured and underinsured individuals by providing no-cost prescription medications. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, SVDP experienced a surge in patients with a decline in medication donations. As a result, supply of medications is variable and limited, forcing patients to adjust their anti-diabetic regimens pending supply. By expanding UC Health’s Medication Access Services (MAS) to SVDP, this project will address the following: (1) can integration of a MAS advocate into SVDP with development of training deliverable lead to improved medication access; (2) does this sustained access improves HbA1c for patients of SVDP.