NACDS Chair Rick Keyes, president and CEO of Meijer, Inc., participated in an energetic discussion about NACDS' engagement on COVID-19 issues and ongoing priorities in a video interview with Jeff Woldt, vice president and editorial director of Racher Press, publisher of Mass Market Retailers and Chain Drug Review.
NACDS says using discount-card drug prices in tally of “usual and customary” pharmacy charges is not lawful, wrongly depresses payments to pharmacies, and ultimately could harm patients: "For consumers on tight budgets who rely on third-party discount cards to pay for their medications, the potential loss of access to these discounted medications would be devastating.”
On Wednesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed HB791 into law, the end result of a joint advocacy push between NACDS and Georgia industry stakeholders.
Patient groups urging action in next COVID bill represent 200 million Americans living with cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV, mental health issues, liver disease, lupus and other conditions.
NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson discussed the importance of strong leadership in times of crisis with Dr. Peter Cressy, Director of the prestigious George Washington Leadership Institute of The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.
National organization representing pharmacies of diverse formats and sizes says: “By any measure, America’s pharmacies present patients and the nation with an efficient, effective and essential component of vaccine deployment”
The discussion addressed the question: “Once the COVID-19 vaccine is available, how do we immunize the American people the fastest way possible so we can open all aspects of the U.S. economy?”
Article extends collaborations between NACDS and University of Pittsburgh, cites pharmacy’s ability to provide preventive services and chronic care management.
Letter to National Governors Association leaders and all governors stresses the importance of establishing certainty that flexibilities established early in the pandemic will be sustained.
Five faculty members from pharmacy schools and colleges nationwide have been selected to participate in the 18-month research mentorship program.
