Legislation that would provide states with incentives for using generic medications through the Medicaid program has been endorsed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The bill, the Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011, was introduced by Rep. Charles Bass (R., N.H.).
Seventy state and national trade associations and more than 60 companies have petitioned the “super committee” that is exploring ways to trim the federal deficit to clear the way for states to start collecting sales tax on Internet and catalog purchases.
More than half (52%) of the nation’s office-based doctors (291,000 physicians) now use electronic prescribing, and 94% of retail pharmacies nationwide are now connected and receiving electronic prescriptions, according to Surescripts.
that could be one out of every three shoppers in your store. Today the
This has been a stunning year for chain drug retailing, a period punctuated by dramatic changes in both direction and personnel.
Retail pharmacy operators continue to find themselves on the firing line as government officials work to rein in health care spending and address worrisome long-term budget deficits. Medicaid, the federal/state program that provides health care for the indigent, is a case in point.
The dates of the 2012 NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill have been changed because of a change in the 2012 congressional calendar, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS said Thursday that the new dates for the pharmacy advocacy event will be March 21 and 22, 2012.
Bartell Drugs has deployed a new suite of integrated retail photo merchandising services developed by Eastman Kodak Co. and LifePics.
MinuteClinic has become a contracted provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest locally based health insurer.
As the holiday shopping season gets under way, CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens have served up expanded functionality for mobile device users. CVS on Friday unveiled enhanced shopping and prescription refill functionality for its mobile site (m.cvs.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the "super committee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee to nix an Obama administration proposal that they say would lead to high
Walgreen Co. has reached an agreement with health insurer EmblemHealth Inc. that allows EmblemHealth and Connecticare members to retain access to the Walgreens pharmacy network in 2012. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based EmblemHealth, through its companies Group Health Inc.
CVS Caremark Corp. has appointed Kevin Murphy as president of subsidiary Accordant Health Services. Accordant provides disease management and case management services for people with rare chronic conditions.
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has kicked off the Advil Congestion Relief Project, an effort to alleviate real problems in communities nationwide. Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner helped unveil a new library in the Bronx, N.Y., at the first stop of the Advil Congestion Relief Project.
The general counsel at Walgreen Co. and a onetime health services and specialty pharmacy executive at the drug chain have been named to the boards of health care-related companies. Unigene Laboratories Inc.
