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NCPA backs bill to boost preferred Rx network access

April 7, 2017 by Chain Drug Review B. Douglas Hoey, Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017, H.R. 1939, Morgan Griffith, National Community Pharmacists Association, Peter Welch, preferred pharmacy networks Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed legislation to foster pharmacy participation in preferred networks in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. NCPA said the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 (H.R. 1939), introduced by Reps. Morgan Griffith (R., Va.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.), would enable pharmacies in

Congress reintroduces DIR fee legislation

February 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review B. Douglas Hoey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Community Oncology Alliance, CVS Health, DIR fees, direct and indirect remuneration, H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act, Medicare Part D, Morgan Griffith, National Community Pharmacists Association, PBM industry, Peter Welch, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WASHINGTON — Reps. Morgan Griffith (R., Va.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.) have reintroduced the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 1038), which community pharmacies say would squelch a growing burden: retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees. The bill, introduced Wednesday in the House of Representatives, would ban the application