NCPA is urging the Trump administration to establish certain exclusions from any tariffs, incentivize U.S. manufacturing through supportive domestic and trade policies, and reform the PBM payment model to strengthen domestic supply chains and reimburse pharmacies fairly.
Congress must act swiftly to finalize and pass robust pharmacy benefit manager reform legislation and push the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct course on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program implementation.
New customizable letter also facilitates pharmacy outreach to area OB-GYNs.
Cases against PBMs and Big Insurers could be bogged by procedural hurdles if SCOTUS sides with petitioner, NCPA says.
Bill would protect pharmacies in Medicaid and save $2 billion over 10 years. NACDS, NCPA and FMI among groups praising the Bill.
"Everyone agrees this must happen, so take the win and do it. Although we are disappointed, we urge Congress to see the copious amount of bipartisan support behind this package and take it to the floor to pass without delay.”
Anticompetitive PBM tactics lead to higher costs, limited choices, and pharmacy deserts.
Calls for immediate freeze of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation to protect pharmacies and patients.
If CMS and the new administration want to save the program, and if they want to prevent the disappearance of many more pharmacies, they will make a number of changes, said NCPA.
New consortium unites independent pharmacies and public health agencies to enhance emergency preparedness and response.
Congress fumbled a chance to rein in big insurance and PBMs and save taxpayers billions, says NCPA.
But Congress must ignore big insurance and the PBM lobby’s last-ditch effort to scuttle reforms and pass the continuing resolution.
“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."
The National Community Pharmacists Association in a statement urged incoming HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to prioritize reforming PBMs and insurers.
A federal judge ruled that a court, not an arbitrator, must decide whether claims against CVS in a class action lawsuit should be arbitrated. The decision challenges CVS's arbitration practices and could have significant implications for future cases.
New officer installed at annual House of Delegates meeting.
