September 2, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA chief executive officer B. Douglas Hoey
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With most rural and medically underserved communities relying on the services of independent community pharmacies, integrating these neighborhood pharmacies in coronavirus immunization plans is key in achieving widespread vaccine administration. National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey emphasized independent pharmacists’ accessibility and value to patients to the Trump administration today on
August 31, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA chief executive officer B. Douglas Hoey
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association shows sky-high interest in delivering coronavirus vaccines when they are approved. “Community pharmacists are already doing immunizations, so this is a natural expansion of the health care services they’re already providing,” said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey. The survey finds that 86% of community pharmacists say
August 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After the House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into potential delivery delays for mail order medications reportedly linked to operational changes at the U.S Postal Service, the National Community Pharmacists Association is urging committee leaders to broaden their investigation to probe long-term problems with mail order prescription plans. For years, NCPA
August 19, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, B. Douglas Hoey, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Community Pharmacists Association, Rebecca Snead, Scott Knoer
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The fastest and surest way to immunize millions of Americans against COVID-19 is to enlist local pharmacists who see more patients per year than primary physicians, a group of national pharmacy organizations told the National Governors Association today. “To realize the positive outcomes hoped for, all community-based pharmacists and pharmacies must be part of
August 13, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
2020 National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Convention is being converted to a virtual meeting, National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The 2020 National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Convention is being converted to a virtual meeting, Oct. 18-19, 2020. All the innovative, business-focused programs that attendees have come to expect from NCPA will be available exclusively online in a live and virtual format, including programs focused on answering hard-hitting questions on getting paid
July 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, DIR fees, FMI-The Food Industry Association, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Grocers Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The country’s leading pharmacy groups said that any action on a prescription drug rebate rule must address skyrocketing fees extracted by pharmacy benefit managers on behalf of plan sponsors in Medicare Part D. “We remind the Administration of the continuous and heightened impact of pharmacy DIR fees imposed by Medicare Part D
July 15, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, COVID-19, National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The next COVID-19 package should shield essential small businesses from opportunistic lawsuits, extend the Paycheck Protection Program, provide or ensure hazard pay, and let pharmacists administer tests and vaccines, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association, which launched its “Essential” campaign today via social media. “Essential businesses are taking great precautions, sometimes
June 1, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Caswell, COVID-19, National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — COVID-19 is changing the way local pharmacies do business, perhaps for the long term, according to a new survey released Monday by the National Community Pharmacists Association. According to the survey, 61% of community pharmacists anticipate that more pharmacies will be offering point-of-care testing for various illnesses, including COVID-19 when that becomes
February 26, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, and National Community Pharmacists Association collectively urged “reinvigorated and reimagined antitrust enforcement policy” in joint comments submitted Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Earlier this year,
February 18, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, FTC and DOJ issued draft guidelines on vertical mergers in the health care industry., National Community Pharmacists Association
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The surge in vertical integration in the health care industry has created “an oligopoly of integrated health care companies controlling nearly all aspects of the health care and pharmacy supply chain,” said the National Community Pharmacists Association in comments submitted Tuesday to the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice
February 12, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Community Pharmacists Association during NCPA’s recent annual convention in Boston, XIL Consulting
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new report by one of the country’s top pharmacy industry analysts shows how giant corporate middlemen are using “obscure” fees to scoop up billions in additional profits at the expense of patients and their neighborhood pharmacies, said the National Community Pharmacists Association on Wednesday. “It should be shocking to state and
January 30, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Florida Pharmacy Association and American Pharmacy Cooperative, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A report released Thursday by the Florida Pharmacy Association and American Pharmacy Cooperative, paints a vivid picture of how pharmacy benefit managers and Medicaid managed care organizations are pushing prescriptions and taxpayer dollars to pharmacies they own or control. The ultimate results, says the National Community Pharmacists Association, are higher costs, fewer choices for patients, and a growing number of neighborhood
January 21, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA, Ronna Hauser
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Community Pharmacists Association urged the agency to enhance coverage of pharmacist-provided care services and reevaluate strict supervision requirements as well as coverage policies for incident-to services. In response to President Trump’s Executive Order #13890 on Protecting and Improving Medicare for
December 16, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
National Community Pharmacists Association, Ronna Hauser
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Ronna Hauser, vice president of policy and government affairs operations at the National Community Pharmacists Association, will be testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Tuesday titled, “Tackling the Opioid Crisis: A Whole-of-Government Approach.” The hearing will look at the implementation of two pieces of legislation targeting the opioid crisis, the
