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NACDS Content Release Makes It Unmistakable: PBM Reform is ‘Must-Pass Legislation’ in 118th Congress

Nebiyou Tesfaye2024-11-21T14:25:50-05:00Categories: In Case You Missed It|Tags: Congress, PBM, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

NACDS continues to urge the 118th Congress to finish the job on bipartisan PBM reform before year’s end.

In a post-election statement on Wednesday, Nov. 6, NACDS called on Congress to act without delay and enact “the reforms that will reduce Americans’ prescription drug costs, protect access to necessary medications and to pharmacies of choice, give pharmacies a chance against underhanded PBM tactics, and preserve the vitality of entire communities.” READ THE FULL STATEMENT

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, NACDS sent a “sponsored content release” to recipients of the Morning Consult Politics newsletter. The content release underscores the fact that most registered voters are looking to their members of Congress to produce a PBM reform law in 2024. Morning Consult’s Politics Newsletter engages an audience of 18,000 including leaders in the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, and in the media.

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NACDS to 118th Congress: Now, Let’s Get PBM Reform Done

Michael Silber2024-11-06T10:16:33-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, PBM, Reimbursement|

Congress cannot leave these reforms undone and further delayed.

NACDS Statement on Second New York Times Article on “How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Distort the Health Care System at the Expense of Patients, Employers and Taxpayers”

Michael Silber2024-10-19T14:33:05-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, PBM, Public Relations, Reimbursement|

"This article is yet another important demonstration of the need for Congress to enact the bipartisan PBM reforms on which the hard work already has been done."

NACDS: Poll Reveals Voters’ View of PBM Reform as “Must-Pass Legislation”

Michael Silber2024-10-16T14:25:39-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, PBM, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

More than two-thirds of registered voters agree that their member of Congress “should do whatever it takes” to ensure Congress enacts PBM reform legislation in 2024.

NACDS: Senators Spotlight Ongoing “Pharmaceutical Benefit Manipulation,” Need for Urgent Action

Michael Silber2024-10-02T13:24:03-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, PBM, Reimbursement|

Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and Sen. Sherrod Brown eye “emerging anti-competitive practices by PBMs”

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

Michael Silber2024-09-25T09:36:03-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Community, Congress, NACDS, Retail|

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

Michael Silber2024-09-19T14:46:31-04:00Categories: In Case You Missed It|Tags: Congress, RxIMPACT|

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

Michael Silber2024-09-19T10:38:35-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, DIR, Medicaid, Medicare, PBM, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

NACDS to the U.S. Congress: Enact the full array of reforms on which bipartisan consensus has been achieved

NACDS Continues to Press for Federal PBM Reform as U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Role of PBM Middlemen

Michael Silber2024-09-11T15:50:20-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: Congress, DIR, Medicaid, Medicare, PBM, Pharmacy_Value, Reimbursement|

NACDS: “Given the intolerable nature of market-dominant PBMs’ practices and their far-reaching negative effects, the reforms that now enjoy bipartisan and bicameral consensus must be considered ‘must-pass’ legislation in the 118th Congress”