Importantly, the potential COVID-19 funding agreement that had been discussed prior to the two-week Congressional recess did not include funding for programs for the uninsured.
NACDS Leadership welcomes back NACDS-member retailers and suppliers to signature NACDS event; tells story of pharmacies’ ongoing and vital role in serving the American public.
Darren Herring (left), district director for U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), participated in a Kroger pharmacy tour in Tupelo, MS, where he met with Kroger pharmacy team member Greg Wood (right). To engage your company in the NACDS RxIMPACT Pharmacy Tour Program, please contact Heidi Ecker at Hecker@nacds.org. | Photo Credit: Kroger
NACDS commends the members for their active role in prioritizing the health and wellbeing of the American people — including the nation’s most vulnerable.
Plan reflects NACDS’ comments from 2019 as well as lessons and recommendations from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NACDS continues to urge collaboration across the Biden Administration and the U.S. Congress to help ensure allocation of funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Uninsured Program, Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF) Program, testing programs and other essential COVID-19 care programs for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment.
NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson issued the following statement today related to the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would help ensure the continuity of accessible pharmacy-based care:
Dr. Adalja described the AMA’s position on COVID-19 antivirals as a “surefire path to ensuring that the window for timely treatment only opens a crack, at best.”
Especially for the most vulnerable Americans, the CDC article emphasized the critical importance of sustained pharmacy access.
NACDS urges Biden Administration to ensure clarity or to act decisively to extend PREP Act authorities that have served Americans well, and that Americans do not want to see rolled back.
