In two weeks hundreds of independent community pharmacists will convene in Washington for NCPA’s Legislative Conference meeting. Continue reading ‘At NCPA’s Legislative Conference, Pharmacists to Stand Up for Their Patients, Their Practices’
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At NCPA’s Legislative Conference, Pharmacists to Stand Up for Their Patients, Their Practices
Published April 23, 2012 Government Affairs , pharmacist , pharmacy benefit managers 1 CommentTags: Federal Trade Commission, Health Care Reform, pharmacist, pharmacy benefit managers
Ex-Governors to Pharmacists: Engage in Your State’s Political Process to Shape Medicaid, Health Reform
Published October 13, 2011 Government Affairs , Health Care Reform , NCPA Activities , pharmacist , Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Health Care Reform, Medicaid, NCPA Convention, pharmacist
Two respected, former Governors spoke fondly this week of their first-hand experience with the services of independent community pharmacists and urged pharmacists to take an active, solution-oriented role in the political process to help preserve patient access to community pharmacies. Continue reading ‘Ex-Governors to Pharmacists: Engage in Your State’s Political Process to Shape Medicaid, Health Reform’
Survey Affirms Need for Pharmacist, Patient Advocacy on Capitol Hill
Published February 28, 2011 Government Affairs 1 CommentTags: Health Care Reform
By Mark Hendrickson
A recent survey by two non-partisan groups of Congressional staff adds more urgency to NCPA’s call to pharmacists to “Get Involved!”.
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Integrating Pharmacists into Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Coordinated Care
Published December 7, 2010 Health Care Reform 3 CommentsTags: Health Care Reform
A recent study found that including community pharmacists on medical teams targeting chronic disease is a “viable solution to improve U.S. health care,” but presently there’s no clear path for pharmacists to participate in such teams, known as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), that are set forth in the health care reform law.
Community Pharmacists Take Capitol Hill
Published May 21, 2010 Government Affairs Leave a CommentTags: Health Care Reform, pharmacy benefit managers
Some of Congress’ staunchest community pharmacy champions rallied in front of the U.S. Capitol as pharmacists prepared to set out for a day of 200+ meetings with U.S. Senators and Representatives – a fitting conclusion to NCPA’s three-day Legislation and Government Affairs Conference.
More Pharmacy Talk with the Feds
Published May 20, 2010 Government Affairs , Health Care Reform 1 CommentTags: drug disposal, durable medical equipment, Health Care Reform, Medicaid
Top Democrats and Republicans in Congress and other senior federal officials shared their views on issues affecting pharmacy, during the second day of NCPA’s 2010 National Legislation and Government Affairs Conference.
Roberts: Progress Made; More Battles Ahead; and Adherence is Critical
Published May 13, 2010 Congress , DME , Government Affairs , Health Care Reform , Medicaid , NCPA Activities , pharmacist , Uncategorized 1 CommentTags: adherence, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, pharmacist
Health care reform included several provisions to help community pharmacists help their patients, but pharmacists are in no position to sit on the sidelines now that the bill has become law, Bruce T. Roberts, RPh, said in his final address to NCPA’s Legislation and Government Affairs Conference this week. Continue reading ‘Roberts: Progress Made; More Battles Ahead; and Adherence is Critical’
A Massachusetts Monkey Wrench in Health Care Reform?
Published January 20, 2010 Congress , Government Affairs , Health Care Reform , Medicaid , pharmacist , pharmacy benefit managers Leave a CommentTags: average manufacturer price, durable medical equipment, Health Care Reform, medication therapy management, pharmacist, pharmacy benefit managers
By John Coster, RPh., Ph.D.
The upset Republican win in Tuesday’s Senate race in Massachusetts calls into question the future of the health care reform legislation that consumed so much congressional effort in 2009 and into the new year. Along with it, the outlook becomes unclear for several community pharmacy priorities, despite the support of a growing consensus in Congress. Continue reading ‘A Massachusetts Monkey Wrench in Health Care Reform?’
Getting that Medicaid AMP Fix Right in Health Reform
Published January 13, 2010 AMP , AWP , Congress , Government Affairs , Health Care Reform , Industry Trends , Medicaid , pharmacist 1 CommentTags: average manufacturer price, average wholesale price, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, pharmacist
On Capitol Hill it’s crunch time for health care reform as negotiations between House and Senate leaders pick up speed. A top priority for community pharmacies is getting an adequate fix to Medicaid’s reimbursement formula for generic drugs. So we held a briefing today to update reporters on where things stand and to demonstrate the strong, bipartisan support there is in Congress for an equitable reimbursement formula. Here’s a quick recap; a recording of the call is available here. Continue reading ‘Getting that Medicaid AMP Fix Right in Health Reform’
Targeting 340B Prescription Drug Discounts to Those Most in Need
Published January 13, 2010 Congress , Government Affairs , Industry Trends , pharmacist , Uncategorized 1 CommentTags: Health Care Reform, pharmacist
By John Coster, R.Ph., Ph.D.
As a society, we’ve enacted programs like Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to help the lowest-income and most dependent Americans, respectively, have access to health care.
But is it possible for a charity program to be too charitable, to its own detriment? Continue reading ‘Targeting 340B Prescription Drug Discounts to Those Most in Need’
