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Rutledge Anniversary Spurs Bipartisan Push to Help Patients, End PBM Manipulation December 10 is two-year anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court’s Rutledge decision

2022-12-08T15:16:39-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , |

It is a two-year anniversary that patients and pharmacies can appreciate. With a unanimous decision on December 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arkansas law that confronts the damaging tactics of prescription-drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS had submitted an amicus brief in this case, Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).

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In Case You Missed It: Three Developments in NACDS’ Push for PBM Reform in the Media, Federal & State Arenas

2022-07-20T14:13:07-04:00Categories: In Case You Missed It|Tags: , , , , |

Last week, NACDS took issue with an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal titled, “In Defense of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs),” which asserted that “swarms of drug-company lobbyists appear to have united both parties in opposition to [PBMs]” and that PBMs – unreasonably – “are taking the blame for high drug prices.”

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NACDS Applauds Eighth Circuit Decision Upholding North Dakota Law Regulating PBMs Court reinforces and strengthens landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in pivotal Rutledge case

2021-11-18T13:31:33-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , |

NACDS is hailing a decision by the Eighth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals yesterday which upholds a North Dakota law prioritizing the health and safety of patients by promoting the economic viability of local pharmacies.

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NACDS Praises Texas Law Helping Ensure Patient Choice, Access to Quality and Convenient Pharmacy-Based Care New law prioritizes patient health and patient access, protecting Texans’ ability to receive pharmacy services from their chosen pharmacy provider

2021-06-21T17:04:22-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , |

New law prioritizes patient health and patient access, protecting Texans’ ability to receive pharmacy services from their chosen pharmacy provider.

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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.

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