SAN DIEGO — National Association of Chain Drug Stores chair Mike Wysong, and president and CEO Steve Anderson, Sunday welcomed member retailers and suppliers to the NACDS Total Store Expo — the third conference in 2023 celebrating the association’s 90th anniversary year. Speaking at Sunday’s Business Program, Wysong and Anderson delivered a clear message: The
RALEIGH, N.C. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is calling on North Carolina lawmakers to continue to stand up for North Carolinians in the face of “pharmaceutical benefit manipulation” in all its forms. A newly released PBM reform “explainer video” — with customized content unique to North Carolina — applauds the state government
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS is joining with the Community Pharmacy Association of New York State (CPANYS) in hailing the one-month anniversary of the April 1, 2023, implementation of the NYRx New York Medicaid pharmacy benefit. NACDS is promoting the following CPANYS statement on the one-month anniversary of the transition: “By taking the middleman out of the Medicaid
ARLINGTON, Va. — Momentum for pro-pharmacy legislation is building in both political parties and in both houses of Congress, as the industry’s invaluable role during the pandemic continues to shape the views of lawmakers and the public. “There’s a lot going on, and it’s bipartisan and bicameral,” says Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is commending the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for its commitment to implementing needed policy changes to enhance patients’ access to treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). NACDS is also urging SAMHSA to ensure that the regulatory framework
ARLINGTON, Va. – With the U.S. House of Representatives slated to consider legislation related to the pandemic this week, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has a vital message: constituents view the importance of pharmacy access as a lesson that must be learned from the past three years. A poll by Morning Consult, commissioned
The NACDS Regional Chain Conference begins on Sunday. With it, the celebration of NACDS’ 90th Anniversary feels like it is about to launch for real. The members make NACDS, just as they have since the inaugural year of 1933. The Association shines when chains and suppliers join together in-person to do the work of the Association, of the
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) says Americans see a difference between rolling back pharmacy access and rolling back broader pandemic policies – and that the Biden Administration and Congress should, too. NACDS announced that a new poll conducted by Morning Consult December 7-12 found that 64% of American adults
WASHINGTON – As part of “NACDS 2023,” the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) engaged in this week’s hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research. The NACDS 2023 initiative reflects the Association’s commitment to sustain a pro-pharmacy, pro-patient focus while also
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) issued the following statement by Steven Anderson, president and CEO on December 10th being the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Rutledge decision: “It is a two-year anniversary that patients and pharmacies can appreciate. With a unanimous decision on December 10, 2020, the
NEW YORK — This week, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Board of Directors and senior-level representatives from NACDS-member retailer and supplier companies will gather for NACDS Week in New York City. Hot and emerging topics — and critical issues — facing the industry and the nation will be front-and-center. On Wednesday, the
NASHVILLE – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is applauding the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) for taking important action to help protect Tennesseans and the pharmacies serving them as the face of neighborhood healthcare. On November 15, NACDS submitted a letter in response to TDCI’s request for comments on its proposed emergency
Editor’s note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson issued the following memo to NACDS members on the organization’s initial analysis of the 2022 federal and state elections: Although the results of the 2022 elections are still coming in, please find the enclosed initial analysis of the 2022 federal and state elections as of
Editor’s note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson offered some thoughts on Election Day and NACDS RxIMPACT which appeared in a recent NACDS newsletter: Tuesday’s election will decide a lot – including 435 U.S. Representatives, 35 U.S. Senators, 36 Governors, and more than 6,000 state legislators. Control of the U.S. House of Representatives and
