National Community Pharmacists Association

Bill will protect pharmacies in Medicaid and save $2 billion over 10 years.

“Everyone agrees this must happen, so take the win and do it,” says CEO.

Remington Drug Company emphasizes importance of patient access to independent pharmacy care as FTC probe of PBMs continues.

Anticompetitive PBM tactics lead to higher costs, limited choices, and pharmacy deserts.

NCPA calls for immediate freeze of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation to protect pharmacies and patients.

Says the discount card company is colluding with the named PBMs to fix reimbursements

Investigation finds massive middlemen significantly hike patient costs for lifesaving drugs, skim billions for themselves, and reimburse their own pharmacies more than their competitors.

Congress fumbled a chance to rein in big insurance and PBMs and save taxpayers billions, says NCPA

The big three PBMs rake in billions from government drug programs while patients pay more and small pharmacies are squeezed out, says NCPA

But Congress must ignore big insurance and the PBM lobby’s last-ditch effort to scuttle reforms and pass the continuing resolution

Given the unfair aspects of CVS’s arbitration clause, delegating to an arbitrator to decide whether the case has to be arbitrated is “unconscionable,” says federal judge

Tripp Logan, PharmD, reflects on being named Independent Pharmacist of the Year from the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Trent Thiede, PharmD, president of Pharmacy Audit Assistance Service (PAAS) International, discussed how pharmacy teams can remain prepared for audits from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Erin Rexroth, associate director of marketing for NCPA, discussed how pharmacies can utilize marketing strategies to drive awareness and patient engagement.

Nearly 19,000 independent pharmacies continue to work across the country, with more than 200,000 employees and millions of patients.

Nationally, 7 million women live in maternal health deserts, defined as counties with limited or no available obstetric care.

Changing the way pharmacists and pharmacy staff think about themselves is key, although providers, payers, and patients must also change how they view the value of pharmacy services.