CMS | NACDS

More Than 200 Patient Advocates, Healthcare Entities, Companies Urge Finalized Pharmacy DIR Fee Transparency Rule That Would Promote Patient Access, Protect Pharmacy Viability Groups applaud CMS’ ongoing efforts to address DIR fees; urge further action for comprehensive pharmacy DIR reform that “reduce[s] [Medicare] beneficiary drug costs and also protect[s] pharmacy access”

admin2022-03-11T16:31:23-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, Congress, DIR, Medicare, Reimbursement|

Groups applaud CMS’ ongoing efforts to address DIR fees; urge further action for comprehensive pharmacy DIR reform that “reduce[s] [Medicare] beneficiary drug costs and also protect[s] pharmacy access”.

NACDS Expresses Support for CMS’ Pharmacy DIR Fee Transparency Proposal, Urges Additional Actions to Achieve Comprehensive Pharmacy DIR Reform, Protect Patients’ Access to Care NACDS comment letter to Biden Administration urges CMS to finalize proposal, implement regulatory guardrails and standardized pharmacy measures that best serve Medicare patients and help protect pharmacy viability.

admin2022-03-07T16:52:36-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, Congress, DIR, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

NACDS comment letter to Biden Administration urges CMS to finalize proposal, implement regulatory guardrails and standardized pharmacy measures that best serve Medicare patients and help protect pharmacy viability.

NACDS Welcomes Biden Administration’s Action to Confront Dire “DIR Fees” That Inflate Seniors’ Drug Costs and Jeopardize Pharmacies’ Viability NACDS to prepare recommendations to maximize this historic opportunity to reduce seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs and to help preserve critical, convenient and equitable pharmacy access

admin2022-01-07T10:28:05-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, DIR, Reimbursement|

NACDS to prepare recommendations to maximize this historic opportunity to reduce seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs and to help preserve critical, convenient and equitable pharmacy access.

New NACDS Report Tells Story of Pharmacies’ Continued and Pivotal Role in Serving Patients During Health Emergencies and Every Day The third in a series of reports shows how valuable experiences and lessons learned during the COVID pandemic response can help inform policy decisions and future pandemic planning and preparedness

admin2021-12-01T12:11:54-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CDC, CMS, HHS, Pharmacy_Value, Preparedness, Vaccinations|

The third in a series of reports shows how valuable experiences and lessons learned during the COVID pandemic response can help inform policy decisions and future pandemic planning and preparedness.

New NACDS Report Demonstrates How Leveraging the Expertise and Accessibility of Pharmacists Will Help Support Broader Healthcare Transformation to Advance Quality and Value Calls on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to integrate pharmacies and pharmacists into value-based programs and alternative payment models to accelerate mission toward better outcomes and lower costs

admin2021-11-18T10:00:46-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Adherence, CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, Pharmacy_Value, Preparedness, Vaccinations|

Calls on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to integrate pharmacies and pharmacists into value-based programs and alternative payment models to accelerate mission toward better outcomes and lower costs.

In Case You Missed It: Government Says DIR Fees That Harm Seniors and Pharmacies Have Skyrocketed by 91,500%

admin2021-06-03T17:38:53-04:00Categories: In Case You Missed It|Tags: CMS, DIR, Medicare, Reimbursement|

Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees continue to rise at an alarming rate, inflating seniors’ out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and jeopardizing the viability of pharmacies and patient access.

NACDS Seeks Collaboration on Pandemic Issues and Beyond as HHS and CMS Nominees Face Senate Finance Committee Lauds nominations of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator and Andrea Joan Palm as deputy secretary of HHS

admin2021-04-15T09:20:47-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, DIR, HHS, Preparedness, Vaccinations|

Lauds nominations of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator and Andrea Joan Palm as deputy secretary of HHS.

NACDS Asks CMS to Fix State Calculations That Make Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement Even Worse 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

admin2020-08-12T18:34:15-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: CMS, Medications, Reimbursement|

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.”