PRINCETON, N.J. — Although pharmacists scored high, nurses topped Gallup’s Honesty and Ethics of Professions rankings for 2015, a feat that they have accomplished every year but one since they were added to the list in 1999. The exception is 2001, when firefighters were included on the list on a onetime basis, shortly after the
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of congressional representatives is urging that retail pharmacists play a part in a new initiative designed to improve the use of medication therapy management in Medicare. Forty-four members of the House of Representatives — 24 Republicans and 20 Democrats — signed a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services
PRINCETON, N.J. — Pharmacists rank high in terms of public trust, but they fall short of being No. 1. Nurses topped Gallup’s Honesty and Ethics of Professions rankings for 2015, a feat that the profession has accomplished every year but one since it was added to the list in 1999. The exception is 2001, when
ARLINGTON, Va. — A bipartisan coalition of congressmen is urging the participation of retail pharmacists in a new initiative to improve the use of medication therapy management (MTM) in Medicare. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said Wednesday that 44 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of Health
ARLINGTON, Va. — John Boehner, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver the keynote address at the 2016 NACDS Annual Meeting. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said that Boehner (R., Ohio) will speak on Sunday, April 17, during the Business Program at this year’s NACDS Annual Meeting in Palm
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores held its year-end meetings in New York City early this month — and very little was as it had been a year ago. Many of the same familiar faces were on hand, and several of the same retail companies attended. But the yearlong series of events that have
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores made its voice heard this week on two key pharmacy matters: importation of prescription drugs and prescription refill reminders. NACDS said an amendment calling for personal importation of prescription drugs from Canada was withdrawn amid debate in the U.S. Senate on budget reconciliation legislation on
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores board of directors, top executives from NACDS associate member companies and nationally recognized thought leaders will have an opportunity during December’s NACDS Week in New York City to assess and anticipate highly consequential political and retail dynamics. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Wendy Liebmann,
More than five years after enactment of the Affordable Care Act, a measure designed to extend coverage to the uninsured and control expenditures, the turmoil in the U.S. health care system shows no signs of abating. Millions of Americans are still without health coverage, and health care costs continue to increase faster than the overall
ARLINGTON, Va. — Next month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores board of directors, top executives from NACDS associate member companies and national thought leaders will gather in New York City for NACDS Week to gauge political and retail dynamics. Former Republican National Committee chairman and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Wendy Liebmann,
WASHINGTON — Jesse McCullough, Rite Aid Corp.’s director of field clinical services, highlighted the role of medication therapy management (MTM) in improving the health of seniors in testimony to a House subcommittee. The Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce was reviewing a plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
ARLINGTON, Va. — Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly will headline the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Dinner on December 3 in New York City. The media personality anchors Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” — the second-ranking program in cable news by viewership. Now in its 17th year, the NACDS Foundation Dinner and
WASHINGTON — President Obama highlighted the need to change prescribing practices for opioid medications, channel more resources for addiction treatment and facilitate access to naloxone, a drug that helps prevent overdose deaths. “More Americans now die every year from drug overdoses than they do from motor vehicle crashes. The majority of those overdoses involve legal
ARLINGTON, Va. — Sara Roszak has been promoted to director of research programs at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. The NACDS Foundation said Wednesday that Roszak, in her new position, will help drive the expansion of the foundation’s research portfolio. She will work with the Research Advisory Working Group to help identify
