NACDS: Senators Spotlight Ongoing “Pharmaceutical Benefit Manipulation,” Need for Urgent Action
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and Sen. Sherrod Brown eye “emerging anti-competitive practices by PBMs”
NACDS Urges FDA, HHS to Preserve Medication Access as Supply Chain Pursues DSCSA Compliance
This situation jeopardizes patients' access to prescription drugs, through no fault of dispensers.
Top Story: NACDS Engages in American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes® Event
NACDS and the ADA continue to collaborate through Nourish My Health — an NACDS commitment to the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and a key project within NACDS’ Health and Wellness Innovation Initiative.
NACDS, Member Pharmacy Executives Engage in White House Meeting to Coordinate Preparedness for the Fall Respiratory Illness Season and Beyond
On September 17, NACDS and representatives from NACDS member pharmacies participated in a meeting with the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy to discuss pharmacy needs for the current respiratory season as well as future, potential response efforts. Pictured here left to right on the front row are Sara Roszak, NACDS’ senior vice president of health and wellness strategy and policy; Anita Patel, vice president of pharmacy services development, Walgreen Co.; and Doug Cornelius, director of pharmacy operations, Kroger Health. Pictured in the back row left to right are Lisa Smith, senior director II, clinical operations and strategy, Walmart Health and Wellness; Summer Kerley, group vice president of pharmacy growth and operations, Rite Aid Corporation; past NACDS Chair Mike Wysong, chief executive officer of CARE Pharmacies; Charley John, senior director of healthcare policy and strategy, Walgreen Co.; NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson; and Nimesh Jhaveri, executive vice president and chief impact officer, McKesson Corporation.
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In Case You Missed It: NACDS, Nearly 180 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Protect American Consumers by Aiding in Ongoing Labor Contract Negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association
At issue is a labor contract set to expire on September 30, 2024, that covers all maritime container ports along the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
In Case You Missed It: Political Expert Charlie Cook Offers 2024 Election Analysis in NACDS RxIMPACT Votes Event
On September 17, NACDS RxIMPACT Votes – the get-out-the-vote initiative within NACDS’ grassroots program – celebrated National Voter Registration Day with a virtual event featuring national political analyst Charlie Cook.
Cook sat down with NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson for an insightful discussion on the upcoming Presidential race and the U.S. Congressional elections, and what they might mean for the nation heading into 2025. More than 600 pharmacy voters from 45 states registered to attend the virtual NACDS RxIMPACT Votes event— and nearly 60 NACDS member companies, state associations and schools of pharmacy served as event partners. WATCH THE FULL EVENT SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS
Throughout the 2024 election season, NACDS RxIMPACT Votes continues to update its vibrant grassroots community with alerts about primary election dates; voter registration information; #PharmacyVoter social media engagement opportunities; information about how to engage in candidates’ campaigns and how to advance get-out-the-vote drives; and insights about the Congressional landscape and the importance of engagement.
Find out more at Pharmacyvoter.org.
NACDS Hails Bipartisan Congressional Momentum for PBM Reform
NACDS to the U.S. Congress: Enact the full array of reforms on which bipartisan consensus has been achieved
In Case You Missed It: Californians to Gov. Newsom: “We Need a Champion” on PBM Reform
California patients and providers urge Gov. Newsom to sign SB 966, PBM reform legislation
NACDS Fighting for PBM Reform in California
California Senate Bill 966 would help rein in the harmful tactics of the PBM middlemen by providing much-needed oversight and transparency.
In Case You Missed It: NACDS and the American Diabetes Association Promote Nutrition Security and its Role In Preventing and Managing Diabetes
The #NourishMyHealth public education campaign to be featured at the ADA's Tour de Cure® and Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes® events
