November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2018 National Defense Authorization Act, Buddy Carter, Dave Loebsack, Department of Defense, Doug Collins, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Peter Welch, Steve Anderson, Tricare, TRICARE acquisition cost parity pilot
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Forty-nine members of Congress are urging House and Senate leaders to support a one-year extension of the TRICARE Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot Program for retail pharmacy. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said late Wednesday that the bipartisan group of lawmakers — led by Reps. Buddy Carter (R., Ga.), Dave Loebsack
April 7, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017, H.R. 1939, Morgan Griffith, National Community Pharmacists Association, Peter Welch, preferred pharmacy networks
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed legislation to foster pharmacy participation in preferred networks in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. NCPA said the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 (H.R. 1939), introduced by Reps. Morgan Griffith (R., Va.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.), would enable pharmacies in
February 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
B. Douglas Hoey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Community Oncology Alliance, CVS Health, DIR fees, direct and indirect remuneration, H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act, Medicare Part D, Morgan Griffith, National Community Pharmacists Association, PBM industry, Peter Welch, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — Reps. Morgan Griffith (R., Va.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.) have reintroduced the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 1038), which community pharmacies say would squelch a growing burden: retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees. The bill, introduced Wednesday in the House of Representatives, would ban the application
July 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Buddy Carter, Dave Loebsack, FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, NDAA, Peter Welch, Pilot Program for Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity, Steve Anderson, Tricare
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — A group of congressmen have called on House of Representatives and Senate leaders to advance a TRICARE pilot that would enable military veterans and families to opt to fill prescriptions at community pharmacies. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said Wednesday that 37 House members have sent a letter to the
January 19, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Prescription Drugs, biologics exclusivity, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, drug costs, generic drug price spikes, generic drug use, generic drugs, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, GPhA, Medicare Part D, Medicare Payment Advisory Committee, MedPAC, Peter Welch, Ralph Neas, Sen. Bill Nelson, Sen. Susan Collins, Senate Special Committee on Aging, Steve Stivers
2015, Issue 01-19-2015, News, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — Providing incentives to prescription drug plan sponsors that increase generic drug use is among recommendations that the Senate Special Committee on Aging unveiled last month in a bipartisan report that focuses on ways to increase the utilization of generics within the Medicare Part D program. The panel also heard about industry issues beyond
