NACDS presented its highest honor commemorating service to pharmacy to Mike Podgurski, Rite Aid Corporation’s vice president, pharmacy services. The award was presented during the Business Program of the NACDS Total Store Expo.
NACDS Past Chairman Martin Otto, H-E-B’s chief operating officer, accepted the 2018 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award,” or PEP Award, on behalf of the company, in recognition of its exemplary leadership and participation in the NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC).
NACDS recently outlined a compelling case detailing pharmacy’s quantifiable and demonstrated value in a letter to the bipartisan Health Care Innovation Caucus.
NACDS member companies hosted 11 recent NACDS RxIMPACT pharmacy tours with members of Congress and staff back home in their states, bringing the 2018 total to 62 so far.
NACDS RxIMPACT pharmacy tours engage members of Congress and their staff on the vital healthcare services pharmacists provide on a daily basis.
The NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver is fast approaching--August 25-27. Find out what you need to know before you go!
Eleven states now have enacted an NACDS-backed mandate, including five that have enacted such legislation this year. Legislation is pending in four additional states. At the federal level, NACDS has endorsed the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (H.R. 3528 and S. 2460).
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed legislation by Sen. Sue Collins (R-ME) that would do away with efforts to prevent pharmacists from informing patients when a medication can be purchased at a lower price without using insurance.
With international relations and cybersecurity issues top-of-mind, Gen. Michael Hayden, an expert on international relations and cybersecurity, will be a timely keynote speaker at the upcoming 2018 NACDS Total Store Expo.
NACDS RxIMPACT mobilized advocates urging members of the House of Representatives to request action by Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on DIR fee reform.
