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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is driving for PBM reform on three fronts: the media, the states and the federal government. In the national media, [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Hundreds of organizations representing community pharmacies, grocery store pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, chain pharmacies, patient groups, buying groups, health systems, wholesalers and business groups are making an all-out [...]

After several years of unsuccessful efforts by pharmacy advocates to persuade members of Congress and the executive branch to put an end to inequities in direct and indirect remuneration under [...]

On January 10, 2020, cheers erupted in the National Community Pharmacists Association's headquarters when we learned the U.S. Supreme Court had decided to hear Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, [...]

WASHINGTON -- Several provisions in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed 2015 regulations for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans are being supported by the National Association of [...]

WASHINGTON -- A novel Florida program designed to reduce prescription drug costs for Medicaid recipients has been approved by the Bush administration. The legislation, signed in June, requires drug manufacturers [...]

In the course of an hour, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon earlier this month changed the nation's priorities. The major issues of August became [...]

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) scored a major victory in their fight against the Medicare discount card program proposed [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has joined with seven other national pharmacy organizations to develop a comprehensive prescription drug benefit plan for senior citizens. The [...]

The ongoing debate about the establishment of a prescription drug benefit under Medicare has created a rare opportunity for retail pharmacy to redefine itself in the minds of consumers and [...]

WASHINGTON -- Pharmaceutical companies may bring about drug price controls if they continue to oppose President Clinton's planned Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to White House officials. While Clinton had [...]

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The nation-s pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) are continuing to battle state legislative proposals that would reduce patient access to pharmaceutical care services, says Jim Smith, 1998-99 chairman [...]

WASHINGTON -- While federal lawmakers at this year's National Association of Chain Drug Stores Congressional Conference here late last month indicated there are numerous pending legislative issues critical to pharmacy's [...]

AUSTIN, Texas -- A University of Texas study reforms that lengthy payment delays to pharmacies for their Medicare Part D prescription claims point to the need for legislative action, asserts [...]

WASHINGTON -- After months of debate in Congress and more than a year of preparation, the Medicare prescription benefit went into effect earlier this year. Getting to the point where [...]

WASHINGTON -- Increased cost estimates for the Medicare drug benefit have renewed the focus on the policy, prompting President Bush to threaten a veto of any substantial changes to the [...]

WASHINGTON -- Pharmacies and pharmacists will play a critical role in educating seniors on the benefits of Medicare-approved prescription discount cards, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief [...]

WASHINGTON -- Seniors are confused about the state of Medicare prescription drug law, according to a recent survey, which found that most are not aware that a new benefit has [...]

It's time to face reality. Community pharmacy is the big loser in the newly passed prescription drug benefit addition to Medicare. That's the cold, bald truth of the matter, regardless [...]

NEW YORK -- While admitting that the Medicare prescription benefit signed this month by President Bush does not give community pharmacy everything it hoped for, National Association of Chain Drug [...]

WASHINGTON -- Now comes the debate after the debate. President Bush's enactment into law of a prescription drug benefit did not end contentiousness over the program's details, starting with discount [...]

WASHINGTON -- With Democratic opposition entrenched, passage of a Medicare drug benefit was uncertain as Congress' year-end recess loomed. Republicans were mobilizing an all-out campaign to adopt the bill prior [...]

WASHINGTON -- Eleven senators have left no doubts that they will back community pharmacy in the debate over a Medicare drug benefit. In a letter sent last month to the [...]

NEW YORK -- Dramatic change is under consideration for Medicaid as states try to cope with crippling fiscal crises. At least 29 states are seeking to reduce or eliminate Medicaid [...]

WASHINGTON -- With Congress planning to vote on a Medicare drug benefit before its July 4 recess, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores went into high gear this month [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Senate's failure to pass a Medicare prescription benefit plan late last month was actually beneficial for community pharmacies, drug store advocates say. After failing to pass what [...]

Senior citizens need and deserve access to life-saving, life-enhancing prescription medicines. The research-based pharmaceutical industry wholeheartedly supports prescription drug coverage for seniors and is working with Congress to achieve that [...]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush made scant reference to Medicare reform in his State of the Union address last month, but the various proposals and counterproposals regarding reforming the program remain [...]

WASHINGTON - As Congress continues to debate how to reform the nation's health care system, the chain drug and pharmaceuticals industries are making their concerns known on Capitol Hill. Representatives [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Two independent studies commissioned by the Community Retail Pharmacy Health Care Reform Coalition conclude that half of the estimated cost of providing a Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit would [...]

WASHINGTON -- The 'doughnut hole' is being filled. Health care reform will eliminate the notorious gap in Medicare Part D coverage by 2020. Starting now, seniors who hit the gap, [...]

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) has criticized the FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 4489), arguing that provisions of the bill would undermine cost-saving tools [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TORONTO -- Despite the ongoing recession, Canadian retail pharmacy executives have been concerned with more than the immediate performance of the economy. For the last five years provincial [...]

WASHINGTON -- Medication therapy management (MTM) offers an opportunity for pharmacy to be an integral part of health care reform. That was the message at a congressional briefing this month [...]

TORONTO -- When it comes to tapping the full potential of retail pharmacy, most Canadian provinces are far ahead of their counterparts in the United States. A look at the [...]

WASHINGTON -- While President Bush has vowed to veto a bill from the House of Representatives requiring the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for the drugs provided to Medicare [...]

NEW YORK -- Many of the Medicare patients who started receiving prescription drug coverage earlier this year are finding that the program's so-called doughnut hole has led to problems paying [...]

ST. LEONARD, Quebec -- Because Quebec's drug plan provides wider coverage than that of any other province in Canada--it embraces all residents that do not have coverage from another source--the [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The latest clarification of the Medicare drug benefit rules gives mail-order pharmacies an advantage over retailers, according to John Coster, vice president for policy and programs at [...]

NEW YORK -- Alternative medicine, including the use of nutritional supplements, is slowly becoming accepted by a growing number of health care insurers. In just the past few years more [...]

WASHINGTON -- Congress passes a Medicare prescription drug benefit. The law is to take effect in 2006. In the interim uninsured seniors can get relief from drug prices with discount [...]

WASHINGTON -- Both houses of Congress pass bills paving the way for the establishment of a Medicare prescription drug benefit. However, many aspects of the the bills differ, and some [...]

The drug discount cards so long and bitterly opposed by community pharmacy will soon become a reality. Enacted as part of the Medicare reform bill signed into law by President [...]

WASHINGTON -- House and Senate conferees charged with reconciling differences between the two Medicare prescription drug coverage bills this month agreed to several provisions designed to restore Medicare reimbursement to [...]

Uncertainty about the success of current efforts in Congress to establish a pharmacy benefit for the nation's senior citizens is increasing. As ideological positions harden, optimism that a conference committee [...]

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America wants the federal government to review Maine Rx Plus, a program designed to force drug companies to lower prices on prescriptions for the elderly [...]

WASHINGTON -- Generic drug manufacturers could see their competitive positions improve as a result of Medicare reform measures approved by Congress. The federal government is expected to spend about $400 [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State regulators here caution health plans not to terminate coverage of prescription medications when a similar drug becomes available over the counter. California is believed to be [...]

NEW YORK -- A number of organizations have denounced the possibility of managed care organizations ending prescription drug coverage for second-generation nonsedating antihistamines. The organizations' concerns range from the increased [...]

The Chinese word for political crisis is represented by an ideogram comprised of two characters. One of them means danger, the other opportunity. The concept perfectly embodies the position the [...]