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Pharmacy orgs cheer Eighth Circuit decision supporting state PBM regs

Pharmacy orgs cheer Eighth Circuit decision supporting state PBM regs

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Pharmacy organizations are applauding a decision by the Eighth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals today that supports North Dakota’s right to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. The case, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Wehbi, is the first to consider at the federal appellate level the scope of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision last year in Rutledge

Small business pharmacist, NCPA member testifying at house forum on role of PBMs in drug pricing

Small business pharmacist, NCPA member testifying at house forum on role of PBMs in drug pricing

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – National Community Pharmacists Association member Jonathan Grider will be serving on an expert panel of witnesses for a congressional forum today focusing on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in increasing drug prices. Grider is a third-generation pharmacist and owner of Lake Cumberland Pharmacy, which has two locations in Russell Springs, Ky.

Registration now open for NCPA 2022 multiple locations conference

Registration now open for NCPA 2022 multiple locations conference

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Registration is now open for the National Community Pharmacists Association’s upcoming Multiple Locations Conference, which will be held Feb. 23-26, 2022, in Clearwater, Fla. The Multiple Locations Conference offers one-of-a-kind sessions that facilitate peer-to-peer problem solving and opportunity sharing to meet the unique needs of those who own – or aspire to own

NCPA survey says majority of independent pharmacies affected by ongoing labor, supply chain issues

NCPA survey says majority of independent pharmacies affected by ongoing labor, supply chain issues

ALEXANDRIA, Va.  – A new survey of independent pharmacists released by the National Community Pharmacists Association finds that while the majority of independent pharmacy owners/managers are struggling to fill staff positions and deal with supply chain disruptions, market pressures like pharmacy benefit manager direct and indirect remuneration fees and vertical integration continue to be their

NCPA to Congress: Don’t pass the buck on DIR, spread pricing reforms

NCPA to Congress: Don’t pass the buck on DIR, spread pricing reforms

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Ahead of expected congressional action on government spending legislation, the National Community Pharmacists Association is expressing disappointment that the House version of the reconciliation bill leaves out provisions to eliminate pharmacy benefit manager retroactive Medicare Part D pharmacy direct and indirect remuneration fees and PBM spread pricing games in Medicaid managed care

NCPA testifies for PBM patient steering reforms before Oklahoma Legislators

NCPA testifies for PBM patient steering reforms before Oklahoma Legislators

ALEXANDRIA, Va.  – Matthew Magner, director of State Government Affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association, testified on the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform on Tuesday during an interim study virtual meeting held before the Oklahoma House Insurance Committee. The committee is studying issues related to SB 821, a bill that would have addressed

NCPA, MPECrx announce Pathways to Pharmacy Ownership initiative

NCPA, MPECrx announce Pathways to Pharmacy Ownership initiative

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association is partnering with the Minority Pharmacist Entrepreneur Conference to launch Pathways to Pharmacy Ownership, a new initiative between the two organizations that encourages and supports independent pharmacy ownership among minority pharmacists. Pathways is a year-long application-based program where selected pharmacists will gain access to pharmacy owner-mentors, industry experts’ help with

Ira Katz honored with 2021 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award

Ira Katz honored with 2021 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  — Upsher-Smith Laboratories announced that Ira Katz, owner of Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta, is the winner of the National Community Pharmacists Association 2021 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award. Katz received the award on Monday, Oct. 11 at NCPA’s 123rd Annual Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The annual award

Nikki Adams Bryant awarded 2021 National Preceptor of the Year Award by NCPA Foundation

Nikki Adams Bryant awarded 2021 National Preceptor of the Year Award by NCPA Foundation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Georgia pharmacist Nikki Adams Bryant, owner of Adams Family Pharmacy in Preston, Adams Family Pharmacy Too in Cuthbert, and a rural primary care clinic, Preston Family Medicine, was honored as the recipient of the 2021 National Preceptor of the Year Award by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation as part of NCPA’s

UAMS College of Pharmacy wins 2021 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition

UAMS College of Pharmacy wins 2021 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A team of student pharmacists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy was named the winner of the 18th annual Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. A team from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy was the runner-up, and a team representing the

Martika Martin gets NCPA Innovation Center’s Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award

Martika Martin gets NCPA Innovation Center’s Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Martika Martin of Danhauer Drugs and Health Equipment in Owensboro, Ky., was presented with the 2021 NCPA Innovation Center Outstanding Adherence Practitioner Award in recognition of her commitment to improving medication adherence. The award is sponsored by RxSafe and was presented as part of the National Community Pharmacists Association’s Annual Convention, which was

Independent pharmacy advocates submit over 3,000 comments to FTC

Independent pharmacy advocates submit over 3,000 comments to FTC

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In addition to submitting its own comments to the Federal Trade Commission about anticompetitive pharmacy benefit manager contracting practices, the National Community Pharmacists Association encouraged independent pharmacy advocates to also submit comments with specific examples of contractual issues and the harm they cause to patients and neighborhood pharmacies. More than 3,000 advocate comments

Talent is scarce; recruiting it requires adaptation

Talent is scarce; recruiting it requires adaptation

If talent acquisition and retention isn’t a top-five topic for your executive team, it should be. The reason is straightforward: The U.S. labor market has undergone significant changes, resulting in fewer available workers and more open jobs — 10.9 million — than at any time since that statistic has been measured. As if that weren’t

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