Anne Cassity

Anne Cassity details the National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA's) next pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform priorities, focusing on fair pharmacy reimbursement and congressional scrutiny of health care consolidation and vertical integration.

Anne Cassity explains how Medicare Part D’s move to flat PBM service fees in 2028 may reduce incentives for high-cost formulary placement and support more cost-conscious medication decisions.

Anne Cassity of the NCPA outlines the historic passage of federal pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform and explains how new Medicare Part D contracting standards could reshape reimbursement and oversight for community pharmacies.

Legislative efforts in the states and Washington, DC, have made progress, but there is still a way to go.