March 14, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, Kroger, NACDS, naloxone, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Orrin Hatch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steve Anderson, Walgreens
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is urging the Senate to pass legislation that it says would spur collaboration among health and enforcement authorities for drug abuse solutions “that maintain patients’ legitimate access to medications” while fighting opioid abuse. The trade organization supports the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
March 14, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
2016 Trade Association CEO of the Year, CEO Update, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Randy Edeker, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson has been selected as the 2016 Trade Association CEO of the Year by an independent panel of association leadership experts. Anderson is only the third CEO to receive this award, which is presented by CEO Update magazine. Previous honorees were
March 14, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Vonnie Hampel
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced that Vonnie Hampel has been hired as the association’s new director of federal government affairs. Hampel most recently worked as senior legislative assistant, press secretary and manager of health policy issues for Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack. “Vonnie brings the policy, politics and press
February 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Orrin Hatch, prescription drug abuse, S. 483, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that would promote the collaboration of health and enforcement authorities in fighting prescription drug abuse while upholding patients’ access to medications. NACDS expressed its support of the bill, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483), in
February 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
NACDS, NACDS RxImpact Day, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Ron Fournier, Steve Anderson
Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Political journalist Ron Fournier has been tabbed as a speaker for NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ annual grassroots lobbying event in Washington. Fournier, senior political columnist and editorial director of National Journal, is scheduled to speak during the RxImpact Day welcome dinner on Wednesday, March
February 24, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Carol Kelly, federal government affairs, NACDS, NACDS RxImpact Day, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Tom O'Donnell, Vonnie Hampel
Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Vonnie Hampel has been named as the new director of federal government affairs at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS said Wednesday that Hampel most recently served as senior legislative assistant and press secretary to U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D., Iowa). She managed health policy issues for Loebsack, who serves on
February 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
2016 Trade Association CEO of the Year, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Randy Edeker, Steve Anderson
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON — Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, has been honored as the 2016 Trade Association CEO of the Year by an independent panel of association leadership experts. NACDS said Monday that Anderson is just the third CEO to receive the award, which is presented by
February 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, pharmacy-based immunizations, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — A request-for-proposals (RFP) by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores will offer up to two awards of $300,000 each for demonstration projects that increase pharmacy-based immunizations by spurring collaboration across health care providers. NACDS said late Thursday that according to the project goals described in the RFP, applicants will develop and
February 8, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Eric Graf, Kinney Drugs, Medicaid AMP rule, Mike Duteau, NACDS Regional Chain Conference, Randy Edeker, Ritzman Pharmacies, slideshow, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fresh off the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl victory last evening, policy and politics moved into the spotlight as the main program of the 2016 NACDS Regional Chain Conference got under way. At the Opening General Session here on Monday, political analyst Morton Kondracke gave attendees his take on the national political
February 8, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, AMP, AMP definition, average manufacturer price, B. Douglas Hoey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, Federal Upper Limit, FUL, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, John Gray, Medicaid prescription reimbursements, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, pharmacy reimbursements, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores was working with member companies at presstime to review the final rule on Medicaid prescription reimbursements. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says the 658-page rule — which takes effect April 1 after a comment period — establishes a regulatory definition for average
February 8, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Larry Sabato, NACDS Annual Meeting, NACDS-PAC, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Larry Sabato, election analyst and founder of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, will keynote the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Political Action Committee breakfast on Monday, April 18, as part of the Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson noted that Sabato
February 8, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, AMP, average manufacturer prices, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, Covered Outpatient Drugs, federal upper limits, FULs, Jeffrey Woldt, Medicaid, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, pharmacy reimbursement, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
After years of political and legal wrangling, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule on Covered Outpatient Drugs, which governs reimbursement to retail pharmacies for generic medications dispensed under Medicaid. The history of the regulation goes all the way back to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), which
January 28, 2016 by CDR Blog
AMP, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
CDR Blog
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is on top of it, says president and CEO Steve Anderson. Anderson is talking, of course, about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issuance last week of the final rule for Covered Outpatient Drugs, which augurs key changes for Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs based on
January 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, AMP, average manufacturer price, B. Douglas Hoey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule, Federal Upper Limit, FUL, Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule with comment, which the National Association of Chain Drug Stores said includes “significant changes” to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs based on the average manufacturer price (AMP) model. Released on Thursday and due to be published