The National Community Pharmacists Association … [Read more...]
NCPA Warns CMS: Independent Pharmacies Balking at Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
Briefly: NCPA Decries Spending Bill’s Lack of PBM Reform; NHIA Seeks Board Members
Featuring the National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Home Infusion Association.
NCPA: Congress ‘Fumbled a Chance’ to Include PBM … [Read more...]
NCPA Hails Arbitration Decision in Class Action Case Against CVS
The lawsuit, Osterhaus Pharmacy Inc. vs. CVS Health Corp., was filed a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association.
The National Community Pharmacists Association … [Read more...]
NCPA Survey: Independent Pharmacies Reluctant to Sell Drugs on Medicare Negotiation List
CMS will negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower pricing, but the role of PBMs isn’t being addressed.
Independent pharmacists could be reluctant to sell … [Read more...]
FTC Sues PBMs Over Inflated Insulin Prices
The Federal Trade Commission filed its lawsuit against the country’s largest three pharmacy benefit managers.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a … [Read more...]
Briefly: Medicare Pneumatic Compression Device LCDs to Expire in November; NCPA Praises FTC PBM Lawsuit
Featuring CGS Administrators and the National Community Pharmacists Association.
DME MACs to Retire Pneumatic Compression Device … [Read more...]
NCPA Files Class Action Lawsuit Over Change Healthcare Cyberattack Losses
The National Community Pharmacists Association cited additional costs incurred by pharmacies when Change Healthcare shut down its systems.
The National Community Pharmacists Association … [Read more...]
House Oversight Committee Hearing to Include Pharmacy Benefit Manager Executives
Leaders from the three largest PBMs in the country are expected to participate.
A July 23 hearing called by the House Committee on … [Read more...]
Legislators Voice Concern Over TRICARE Pharmacy Contract for Veterans, Families
Two dozen U.S. senators and representatives have sent a letter about the Defense Health Agency.
Two dozen U.S. senators and representatives have … [Read more...]
FTC Report: PBMs Profiting at the Expense of Patients, Independent Pharmacies
Federal Trade Commission’s latest report is part of an ongoing inquiry that started in 2022.
A Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) interim report … [Read more...]