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Tuesday, July 12, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
PBMs Are Starting Group Purchasing Organizations Leading to a Question of Why »
The Big Three all set up group purchasing organizations recently, but some industry observers question the timing of the m...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Cantwell-Grassley PBM Bill Is Much Needed But More Can Be Done »
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently introduced legislation that aims to shed light on t...
Monday, July 11, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden Administration to Again Extend the Covid Public-Health Emergency »
The US government will once again extend the Covid-19 public health emergency, continuing measures that have given million...
Monday, July 11, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
US Officials Working On a Plan to Allow Second Covid-19 Boosters for All Adults »
US health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second Covid-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House...
Monday, July 11, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Engage With State, National Pharmacy Associations to Work on Policy Change »
Although there have been several significant legislative successes recently, there is still work to do to change public po...
Friday, July 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Independent Pharmacies Break Through on PBMS »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Constant efforts by independent pharmacy stakeholders have unleashed a “tidal wave” of activity to refor...
Friday, July 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Groups Praise FDA for Authorizing Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid »
Pharmacy organizations, including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Ass...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
COVID-19 Update: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid with Certain Limitations »
New Prescribing Authority Could Improve Access for Some Patients at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 Today, the U.S. Food an...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Congressman Buddy Carter and General Counsel of NCPA Matthew Seiler on PBM Reform »
Congressman Buddy Carter and General Counsel of NCPA Matthew Seiler on PBM Reform. On this episode of the 'PBM Reform Podc...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
U.S. Senate Democrats Advance Drug-Price Deal »
By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Senate are advancing a deal among themse...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
CVS Health drops out of National Association of Chain Drug Stores »
CVS Health has pulled out of the National Association for Chain Drug Stores. “While we have made the decision to step awa...
Friday, June 24, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis after COVID-19 Vaccination »
Anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, has been reported rarely following COVID-19 vacc...
Thursday, June 23, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA President Explains the PBM Shakedown at Roundtable Event »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Michele Belcher, president of the National Community Pharmacists Association and owner of Grants Pass Ph...
Thursday, June 23, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
After Slow Start, States Are Flush With COVID-19 Antiviral Pills. But Some Are Slow to Give them Out »
The Biden administration is betting on widespread access to antiviral pills to blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 and pr...
Thursday, June 23, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
EUA Fact Sheet Update for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine - Educational Resource for 6 Months – 5 Years »
This article is to inform you of updates to the EUA Fact Sheets and Full EUA Prescribing Information for the Moderna COVID...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA Applauds Senate Commerce Passage of PBM Transparency Act »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today voted to advance the Pharmacy Benefi...
Thursday, June 9, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Pharmacy Middlemen »
After years of pleading, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted to investigate the practices of some of the nation’...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Inquiry Into PBM Industry Launched by FTC »
The Federal Trade Commission says its inquiry “will shed light on” clawbacks, potentially unfair audits, rebates and other...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA applauds FTC probe of PBMs »
The National Community Pharmacists Association is hailing a move by the Federal Trade Commission to proceed with a 6(b) st...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
FTC Launches Inquiry Into Prescription Drug Middlemen Industry »
Agency to Scrutinize the Impact of Vertically Integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers on the Access and Affordability of Medi...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA Cheers FTC Probe of PBMs: Huge Win for Consumers, Pharmacies »
Study approval follows pushes for action from community pharmacy and patient advocates   ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 7, 20...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Letter to Biden Administration Requests That PREP Act Authorities Remain in Place Through Oct. 2024 »
Arlington, Va. – On Tuesday, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and 93 other patient, public health, an...
Thursday, June 2, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pfizer, BioNTech Seek FDA Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 »
Pfizer and BioNTech have completed an FDA application for the COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than age 5, paving the...
Thursday, June 2, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
White House Says Kids Under 5 Could Get COVID-19 Vaccines by June 21 »
The White House said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 could begin as soon as June 21, if the Food...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Industry Middlemen Driving Up Prices of Generic Drug Prescriptions As Much As 20 Percent: Research »
U.S. consumers are overpaying billions for generic drugs due to the cost being driven up by middlemen in the pharmaceutica...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
PBM Practices are Keeping Consumers From Generics Savings, White Paper Finds »
PBMs say they save money by negotiating down steep pharmaceutical prices. But the middlemen are often fingered as a driver...
Friday, May 20, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
C.D.C. Advisers Recommend Pfizer Boosters for Children 5 to 11 »
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred...
Friday, May 20, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Focused on Decreasing Insulin Prices »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for bipartisan legislation that would both lower insulin prices and prohibit d...
Thursday, May 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Judge Strikes down CMS' Medicaid Copay Rule, Handing PhRMA Major Win »
A federal judge struck down a controversial rule that requires drug companies to include copay assistance like coupons int...
Thursday, May 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
OptumRx, Pharma Board Partially Prevail in Due Process Lawsuit »
Drug wholesalers partially lost a suit alleging that a pharmacy board’s denial of their accreditation applications violate...
Thursday, May 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
State Legislatures are Focused on Prescription Drug Pricing. »
For the past five or so years, red and blue states alike have been passing bipartisan prescription drug bills on a broad v...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hospital Groups Urge Appeals Courts to Uphold 340B Requirements in Contract Pharmacy Cases »
The AHA, 340B Health, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Children’s Hospital Ass...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senate User Fee Bill: Interchangeable Biosimilars Can Share Exclusivity »
The Senate’s draft user fee package, unveiled Tuesday (May 17), allows two interchangeable biosimilars to share exclusivit...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
What Happens When the Government Stops Buying Covid-19 Vaccines? »
WASHINGTON — The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far, but most likely, the...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception: Your Questions Answered »
There are 73 million women of reproductive age in the United States, and 14 percent of them use oral birth control pills.&...

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