NACDS: Support for PBM reform can’t be ignored

Arlington, VA – The urgent and bipartisan calls for reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are "strong, sustained, broad-based, and bipartisan," according to a statement from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), which urges congressional leaders to include PBM reform in the negotiations for the final legislation of the year.

Joint op-ed by National Association of Manufacturers and NACDS calls for PBM reform now

Entitled “Congress, Don’t Waste the Work Done for PBM Reform,” the piece urges the enactment of PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid this year.

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NACDS, NCPA to the U.S. Congress: Stand strong and enact PBM reforms this year in Medicare and Medicaid

“We also laud the commitment of other Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate who are working hard to deliver comprehensive PBM reform before year’s end.”

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NACDS President and Chief Executive Officer Steven C. Anderson said:

“More than two-thirds of voters say PBM reform is ‘must-pass legislation’ this year. Just over the past week, more than one-quarter of the U.S. House and one-third of the U.S. Senate have said as much on a bipartisan basis. Last weekend, President-elect Trump strongly emphasized PBM reform on Meet the Press. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration did so in a compelling White House event. Thirty-nine state attorneys general, in bipartisan fashion, have called for Congress to act on PBM reform. Evidence is pouring in from the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee, from the Federal Trade Commission, from reporting in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and far beyond. Pharmacies and pharmacists across all practice settings are speaking with one voice about the needed solutions. Congress has done the hard work and PBM reforms are ready to go, and the only thing that can stop meaningful progress now is inaction. Let’s get it done.”

NACDS lauds leadership, urges action as members of Congress call for enactment of PBM reform this year

NACDS presses for PBM reforms necessary for Americans in Medicaid and Medicare and for their pharmacies.

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NACDS: Urgent need for PBM reform displayed again in Wall Street Journal

NACDS urges action this year to address “America’s complicated - and costly - system for paying for medicines” as described in the article.

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