January 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Beth Husted, Jeffrey Woldt, Lewis Drug, Mark Griffin, NACDS Regional Chain Conference, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Ritzman Pharmacy
2018, Issue 01-15-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
With the National Association of Chain Drug Stores gearing up for its annual NACDS Regional Chain Conference, which will run from February 4 through February 6 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., it is a good moment to appraise that segment of the community pharmacy industry. Greatly reduced in number by the consolidation wave that has repeatedly
January 11, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
2018 NACDS Annual Meeting, Jim Collins, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has tabbed best-selling author and business consultant Jim Collins as a keynote speaker for the 2018 NACDS Annual Meeting. Collins, who has previously taken part in NACDS events, is scheduled to speak during the morning Business Program on Tuesday, April 24. The NACDS Annual Meeting runs April 21
January 8, 2018 by Steve Anderson and Chain Drug Review
NACDS, NACDS Access Agenda, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, pharmacy reimbursement, Steve Anderson
Opinion
One of the strengths of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is our approach to strategic planning. Specifically, each year we produce a plan that is focused, goal-oriented, member-centric, forward-thinking, efficient, effective and extremely flexible to adapt to any circumstance … to plan for the unexpected. That is exactly what is needed for NACDS
January 4, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Chain Drug Review, H-E-B, Industry Leadership Award, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS chairman, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2018, Featured Articles, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
SAN ANTONIO — Even the best-run, most effective organizations can benefit from occasionally reconsidering their work in a new light. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is a case in point. Long viewed as the country’s preeminent retail trade group, NACDS has in recent months broadened and deepened its already formidable commitment to the
December 11, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
antibiotic resistance, community pharmacy, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Morning Consult, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, opioid abuse epidemic, Steve Anderson
Issue 12-11-2017, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and Gigi Kwik Gronvall, senior associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, discussed the increasingly important role pharmacists are playing in public health in a recent op-ed published in Morning Consult. In the opinion piece,
November 20, 2017 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Be Antibiotics Aware, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Serving the Greater Good: Public Health and Community Pharmacy Partnerships, Steve Anderson, U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week
CDR Blog
NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson co-authored an article appearing in Morning Consult that highlights the role of pharmacy in public health. Written with Gigi Kwik Gronvall, senior associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the column explains how community pharmacy is helping to address the threat of anti-microbial resistance as it has
November 20, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Brian Fitzpatrick, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, H.R. 4236, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, opioid abuse, opioid crisis, opioid prescriptions, Seema Verma, Steve Anderson
2017, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, News
BALTIMORE — Pharmacy can be key to thwarting opioid abuse, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson told a government summit on the opioid crisis. “Advancing the health and safety of patients, families, communities and the nation remains the priority of pharmacies, and confronting the opioid abuse epidemic is
November 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 NACDS Foundation Dinner, Gretchen Carlson, Kathleen Jaeger, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Umair Shah
2017, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — News anchor and best-selling author Gretchen Carlson will speak at this month’s NACDS Foundation Dinner in New York City. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said Wednesday that Carlson is known for her insights on the political climate, news of the day and the stories making headlines worldwide. Most recently, she
November 10, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Fitzpatrick, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, H.R. 4236, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, opioid abuse, opioid abuse epidemic, Seema Verma, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
BALTIMORE — Pharmacy can be key to thwarting opioid abuse, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson told a government summit on the crisis. “Advancing the health and safety of patients, families, communities and the nation remains the priority of pharmacies, and confronting the opioid abuse epidemic is essential
November 6, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, opioid abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Steve Anderson
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — It’s clear that America’s growing opioid epidemic is getting worse. Last month President Trump stopped short of declaring the crisis a national emergency and directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency instead. Though this less urgent designation puts Congress in charge of dispensing
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2018 National Defense Authorization Act, Buddy Carter, Dave Loebsack, Department of Defense, Doug Collins, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Peter Welch, Steve Anderson, Tricare, TRICARE acquisition cost parity pilot
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Forty-nine members of Congress are urging House and Senate leaders to support a one-year extension of the TRICARE Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot Program for retail pharmacy. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said late Wednesday that the bipartisan group of lawmakers — led by Reps. Buddy Carter (R., Ga.), Dave Loebsack
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, Chris Christie, Healthcare Distribution Alliance, John Gray, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, opioid abuse, opioid crisis, President Donald Trump, President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, Steve Anderson, video
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Videos
WASHINGTON — The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has issued its final report, which includes 56 recommendations to the Trump administration to help fight opioid abuse. President Donald Trump formed the presidential commission, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R.), in a March 29 executive order as a way
October 27, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 Excellence in Patient Care Award, Harris County Public Health, HCPH, Kathleen Jaeger, NACDS Foundation, NACDS Foundation Dinner, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Umair Shah
Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation plans to honor Umair Shah, M.D., M.P.H., who was instrumental in the Houston hurricane response and recovery efforts, at next month’s NACDS Foundation Dinner. The NACDS Foundation said Shah, executive director and local health authority for Harris County Public Health (HCPH), will be presented
October 26, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA, Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Pharmacy Association, WSPA
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association and Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) are challenging changes to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement in Washington state. NACDS said Thursday that it teamed with NCPA and WSPA in filing a legal brief last week for a case involving the changes, which the