NACDS Offers Solutions to Congressional Committee Examining Healthcare Costs
PBM reform, access to pharmacist services, and value-based care are among the recommendations to the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
In Case You Missed It: Fourteen U.S. Senators Urge Federal Trade Commission to Complete 18-Month Study into PBM Middlemen
NACDS is applauding the Senators for sending a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission to “complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen.”
NACDS: More Validation, Responsibility for Congress to Enact PBM Reforms Now
Employers moving on from dominant PBMs to save costs demonstrates the need for Congress to stand up for Medicare and Medicaid, too.
In Case You Missed It: Inside Health Policy Quotes NACDS Urging U.S. Congress to Finish the Job of PBM Reform in Medicaid and Medicare
NACDS continues to urge the U.S. Congress to finish the job – and enact the bipartisan PBM reforms that Congress has advanced in the 118th Congress. A January 19 Inside Health Policy article quotes NACDS on the topic.
On PBM Reform, NACDS Urges Congress: “Get It Done”
NACDS' new TV ad says the “clock is ticking” for vital Medicare and Medicaid reforms needed to protect Americans, communities, and their pharmacies.
NACDS Lauds CMS Letter Challenging PBM and Health Plan Tactics That “Threaten the Sustainability of Many Pharmacies, Impede Access to Care, and Put Increased Burden on Health Care Providers”
A letter released by CMS today states: “We urge plans and PBMs to engage in sustainable and fair practices with all pharmacies – not just pharmacies owned by PBMs – and we are closely monitoring plan compliance with CMS network adequacy standards and other requirements.”
NACDS Praises House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help Deliver Essential PBM Reforms in Medicaid
House passage of Lower Costs, More Transparency Act includes important aspects of PBM reform in the Medicaid program; demonstrates the strong bipartisan commitment that exists to confront the harmful PBM tactics that threaten people and the pharmacies serving them.
For Americans’ Access to Pharmacy Services, NACDS Defines 2023 Victories and 2024 Needs
Among key progress, 41 states now permanently allow pharmacy technicians to vaccinate – up from 14 states in September 2021
NACDS Highlights 2023 Progress, Looks to the Future in CDR Health Care Outlook Column
Looking ahead to 2024, NACDS remains well positioned through its focus on its true identity. NACDS is the membership, and NACDS executes aggressively on the collective and collaborative will of the membership.
NACDS Lauds House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Passage of More PBM Reforms
NACDS continues to call for urgent enactment of real PBM reform, which at the federal level must include Americans on Medicare and Medicaid and their pharmacies.
