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National Association of Chain Drug StoresPharmacies. The face of neighborhood healthcare.

Executive Order 13890 Relies on Leveraging Pharmacy, NACDS Says Expansive comments to CMS demonstrate that success of healthcare transformation relies on removing barriers to pharmacy care

admin2020-01-22T08:25:53-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, Medicare, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

Expansive comments to CMS demonstrate that success of healthcare transformation relies on removing barriers to pharmacy care

U.S. Supreme Court’s Review of Pharmacy Reimbursement Law Lauded by NACDS Arkansas PBM law to cover pharmacy costs has been blocked by Circuit Court

admin2020-01-15T14:59:20-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Legal, PBM, Reimbursement|

The U.S. Supreme Court will review the Eighth Circuit Court’s decision that put the brakes on Arkansas’ PBM law that would ensure that pharmacy reimbursement rates cover pharmacies’ costs of purchasing drugs.

Pharmacies Essential to Value-Based Care, NACDS Tells HHS Inspector General Comments lay out extremely substantive and pivotal case for pharmacy’s value and for pharmacy’s role in the delivery and coordination of care

admin2020-01-08T15:35:21-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: HHS, Pharmacy_Value|

Comments lay out extremely substantive and pivotal case for pharmacy’s value and for pharmacy’s role in the delivery and coordination of care

Americans’ Trust in Pharmacists Should Speak Volumes to Government, NACDS Says Pharmacists strong again in latest Gallup “honesty and ethics” survey

admin2020-01-08T13:11:27-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: DIR, Pharmacy_Value, Public_Relations, Reimbursement|

Pharmacists strong again in latest Gallup “honesty and ethics” survey

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NACDS represents traditional drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchants with pharmacies. Chains operate over 40,000 pharmacies, and NACDS’ member companies include regional chains, with a minimum of four stores, and national companies. Chains employ nearly 3 million individuals, including 155,000 pharmacists. They fill over 3 billion prescriptions yearly, and help patients use medicines correctly and safely, while offering innovative services that improve patient health and healthcare affordability. NACDS members also include more than 900 supplier partners and over 70 international members representing 21 countries.