ARLINGTON, Va. — National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) president and CEO Steven Anderson spoke and led the discussion at a virtual event hosted Tuesday by the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. The discussion addressed the question: “Once the COVID-19 vaccine is available, how do we immunize the American people the fastest way possible
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS wrote to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), and to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, vice chair of the NGA, urging bipartisan leadership in encouraging states to maintain policy flexibilities that help pharmacies meet patients’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and in anticipation of flu season. READ THE LETTER The letter from NACDS President
WASHINGTON — NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson has been invited by the office of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to serve on HHS’ new COVID-19 Vaccine Consultation Panel. In their invitation to Anderson, HHS said, “Producing a (COVID-19) vaccine is one piece of the task—but another equally critical component is ensuring
Editor’s Note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson offers the following update on NACDS’ COVID-19 response: I appreciate the chance to update Chain Drug Review readers on the status of NACDS’ COVID-19 response. This has been an ongoing dialogue since the earliest days of the pandemic, which reflects the focus of retailers, suppliers
WASHINGTON — The NACDS board of directors on July 8 held a “virtual” meeting with Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett Giroir, M.D. to further discuss the array of policies essential to pharmacy’s COVID-19 response – especially as the nation prepares a deployment strategy for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to make electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS) mandatory. In comments on the reopening of the Interim Final Rule (IFR) for EPCS, NACDS described the significant benefits associated with EPCS, and recommendations on how best to achieve them. “For
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) has promoted Christie Boutte, to the position of senior vice president of state strategic affairs and advocacy, effective June 29. Boutte brings to this crucial role the experience of a more than 20-year career as a practicing pharmacist for NACDS member companies, as a
ARLINGTON, Va. – In communications to each governor and state executive team, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) this week made its most recent recommendations related to the current phase of COVID-19 response. The letters were customized to each state’s unique situation, and included recommendations for leveraging pharmacies and pharmacists for the benefit
ARLINGTON, Va.— On Monday, June 1, NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson shared with NACDS chain members the following information: “I want you to be aware that NACDS is communicating urgently with each of the nation’s governors, with state attorneys general, with state boards of pharmacy, with U.S. Attorney General William Barr, and with the
ARLINGTON, Va. – In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) recommended changes to a pending rule for the purpose of further improving Medicare patients’ access to pharmacist-provided COVID-19 tests. NACDS says its recommendations are in the spirit of the administration’s prior efforts to empower pharmacies and pharmacists
ARLINGTON, Va.— NACDS announced on Wednesday that Rick Keyes, president and CEO, Meijer, Inc., will serve as NACDS chairman, effective June 1. Colleen Lindholz, president, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co., will perform duties of the NACDS vice chair, in addition to her role as treasurer. Keyes assumes the chairmanship, per the NACDS bylaws, following the transition
ARLINGTON, Va. – Rick Keyes, president and chief executive officer of Meijer Inc., has succeeded Richard Ashworth as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Triggered by Ashworth’s resignation as Walgreens president to become CEO at Tivity Health Inc., the transition adheres to the association’s long-established succession plan. Keyes, who had been NACDS
ARLINGTON, Va. — California Retailers Association (CRA) president Rachel Michelin and NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson issued the following statement Tuesday on California Governor Newsom’s COVID-19 testing action: “Gov. Newsom took important action today in support of California’s commitment to expand the reach of its COVID-19 testing, to advance public health, to ultimately re-open
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on retail pharmacies. In the first of Chain Drug Review’s new series of video interviews, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson talks about how the industry has responded to the challenge, the lessons being learned from the experience, and what the association’s priorities will be when
