October 23, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Buddy Carter, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, DIR fees, Don Wright, Medicare Part D, NASP, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, Seema Verma, Sheila Arquette, StopDIRfees.com
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Opinion
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has commended 54 members of the House of Representatives for urging federal agencies to eliminate retroactive Medicare Part D fees charged by big pharmacy benefit managers. The lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
October 23, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Amazon, community pharmacy, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Woldt, pharmacy market, prescription drug business, ScriptPath
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
Speculation about the possible entry of Amazon into the prescription drug business has been abundant in recent weeks. Financial analysts and journalists have generated a steady stream of reports about what is planned by the e-commerce powerhouse which, beginning with books 23 years ago, has succeeded in disrupting established business patterns in one merchandise category
October 23, 2017 by Michael Dart, Adam Pressman and Chain Drug Review
A.T. Kearney, Adam Pressman, chain drug retailers, chain drug retailing, Consumers@250, Michael Dart
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Opinion
The American economist Edgar Fiedler appropriately warned that “he who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.” Fiedler aside, chain drug retailers may want to consider a series of future commercial opportunities emerging from what — at least at times — might appear to be the disruptive chaos of today’s market.
October 17, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
American Public Health Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Michael Fraser, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, pharmacy partnerships with public health agencies, Steve Anderson, Stuart Feldman
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and American Public Health Association (APHA) are hosting a preconference workshop on pharmacy partnerships with public health agencies to foster better patient health outcomes. Titled “Building Health Department and Pharmacy Partnerships to Improve Community Health,” the free workshop