NACDS Announces 2020-2021 Officers, Welcomes New Members to Board and Executive Committee Walgreens President Richard Ashworth Elected Chairman of the Board
Walgreens President Richard Ashworth has been elected NACDS chairman of the Board.
NACDS’ COVID-19 State Polling Data Now Available Dashboard gives access to data supporting removal of government barriers so pharmacies and pharmacists can maximize response for patients, states, nation
Dashboard gives access to data supporting removal of government barriers so pharmacies and pharmacists can maximize response for patients, states, nation.
Virginians’ Access to Health Services at Pharmacies Enhanced by New Law, NACDS Says House Bill 1506 modernizes the Commonwealth’s healthcare infrastructure
House Bill 1506 modernizes the Commonwealth’s healthcare infrastructure.
National PSA on COVID-19 Focuses on Resolve of Nation, Pharmacies NACDS – representing 40,000 pharmacies with 155,000 pharmacists – takes uplifting message to national cable networks
NACDS' video - "Rise" - has been classified as a national public service announcement and now is airing nationwide on cable networks.
COVID-19: What Pharmacy is Doing, and Can Do, as Barriers are Addressed NACDS engages media on HHS' recent COVID-19 testing announcement and more
NACDS engages the media on HHS' recent COVID-19 testing announcement and more.
NACDS Applauds Trump Administration Decision to Approve Pharmacist-Provided COVID-19 Testing NACDS – representing 40,000 pharmacies with 155,000 pharmacists – has urged removing major barrier to patient testing by empowering the most accessible healthcare professionals
NACDS – representing 40,000 pharmacies with 155,000 pharmacists – has urged removing major barrier to patient testing by empowering the most accessible healthcare professionals
Which States Empower Pharmacies to Meet COVID-19 Demands? NACDS’ online maps show further action is needed to remove barriers to pharmacy patient care immediately
NACDS’ online maps show further action is needed to remove barriers to pharmacy patient care immediately.
New Indiana Law to Enhance Patients’ Access to Services at the Pharmacy, NACDS Says Access to lifesaving epinephrine drug is a focus of law that began its journey before COVID-19 focus
Access to lifesaving epinephrine drug is a focus of law that began its journey before COVID-19 focus.
Survey: COVID-19 Response Needs Pharmacist Empowerment Three-in-four voters agree government must remove barriers to patient care to maximize pharmacy’s impact
Three-in-four voters agree government must remove barriers to patient care to maximize pharmacy’s impact
New Indiana Law Vital for Patient Access and Pharmacy Viability, NACDS Says
With the enactment of a new law – Senate Bill 241 – Indiana has made great strides to help protect the viability of pharmacies in neighborhoods across the state. The legislation will help ensure that pharmacies are more fairly and properly reimbursed by requiring payers’ pharmacy contracts to have clearly defined drug pricing and reimbursement methodologies and audit practices.
This new law, signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), also prevents payers from retroactively denying pharmacies’ claims for prescriptions that were dispensed, and allows pharmacies to contest changes in their reimbursement. The legislation also requires the maintenance of adequate pharmacy networks and provides beneficiaries with equal access to all network pharmacies.
“Work on this important bill has been underway since well before COVID-19, yet the pandemic shows just how critical it is to maintain pharmacy viability. Pharmacies and pharmacists are on the front lines of healthcare in neighborhoods throughout Indiana and across the country. Access to pharmacies is critical as the COVID-19 pandemic is creating unprecedented stresses on our healthcare system across the nation,” said NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. “This newly enacted law will help patients throughout Indiana continue to receive care from the pharmacy of their choice – which is important at all times and certainly during an emergency.”
NACDS recognizes the legislative leadership of the bill’s primary sponsor, State Senator Liz Brown (R); the House sponsor, State Representative Matt Lehman (R); author and Chair of the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee, State Senator Ed Charbonneau (R); Chair of the House Insurance Committee, State Representative Martin Carbaugh (R); and the distinguished Conference Committee Conferees and Advisors, including two pharmacist legislators: co-author State Senator Ron Grooms (R) and co-sponsor State Representative Steven Davisson (R).
NACDS also acknowledges the leadership of the Indiana Pharmacists Association and NACDS member companies.
