60 Plus – the American Association of Senior Citizens – Urges U.S. Congress: Deliver PBM Reform for All Patients and for All Pharmacies
“Seniors are watching closely to ensure that PBM reform includes patients on Medicare – and Medicaid”
For Third Year in a Row, NACDS Unites with Diverse, All-Female School to Prepare Students for Profession in Community Pharmacy
This year, 56 seniors of Elizabeth Seton High School’s Pharmacy Technician Program received their white coats as future members of the healthcare profession.
NACDS Offers Recommendations to U.S. House Budget Committee’s Health Care Task Force for Improving Patient Outcomes, Reducing Health Spending
Comments highlight need to advance bipartisan Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (H.R. 1770/S. 2477); include pharmacists and pharmacies in CMS Innovation Center’s ongoing work to develop value-based care models; and support meaningful PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid to protect patient access to pharmacy services
NACDS Presses for PBM Reform in U.S. Congress and in New York State – With National Implications
NACDS’ all-levels and all-branches of government approach to PBM reform prioritizes the enactment, implementation, enforcement, and oversight of reforms.
NACDS Applauds Enactment of California Bill Supporting Patients’ Access to Essential Pharmacy-Based Services
Californians rank pharmacies as most accessible healthcare destination
NACDS Praises Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Press Toward “Real PBM Reform”
Emphasizes that Congressional action needs to address the needs of Americans on Medicare and Medicaid and their pharmacies, and lauds Committee’s commitment
Leading Health Organizations and Chain Pharmacies Join Together in Public Education Campaign to Reduce Preventable, Diet-Related Diseases
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University Launch “Nourish My Health” to Improve Nation’s Health
NACDS Commends House Oversight and Accountability Committee for Continued Push to Stop ‘Pharmaceutical Benefit Manipulation’ by PBM Middlemen
Oversight hearing “will examine pricing tactics deployed by [PBMs] to enrich themselves at the expense of patients across the country”.
Doctors, Media, Employers Fuel PBM Reform Push
Evidence of “pharmaceutical benefit manipulation” is piling up, as the push continues for comprehensive PBM reform at all levels and branches of government.
Chain Drug Review Keys on Industry’s Future Focus; Underscores Unrivaled Business and Networking Opportunities Offered at NACDS Conferences, Events
Two articles in the September 4 Chain Drug Review capture well the future-focused messaging and the unmatched business opportunities at the 2023 NACDS Total Store Expo. The event was held August 12-14 in San Diego, CA.
