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May 16, 2010
CMS nominee an advocate for change in health payment and innovation

If approved by the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Centers for...

May 6, 2010
Bill seeks to preserve seniors’ access to diabetes supplies at community pharmacies

Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Mike Rogers, R-Mich, have introduced the Medicare Access to Diabetes...

May 5, 2010
Drugstore.com inks deal with BioScrip

Drugstore.com on Wednesday announced an agreement with BioScrip Pharmacy Services to sell the assets of...

May 5, 2010
NCPA to host three-day legislative conference

Hundreds of community pharmacists plan to rally in Washington next week for a three-day legislative...

April 18, 2010
Weighing in on health reform

Want to weigh in on healthcare reform? What do you think it weighs, anyway—Congress’ Patient...

April 8, 2010
Consumers may get more say in their healthcare decisions

Patient-centric healthcare solutions offer a glimpse of what health reform eventually could look like by...

April 8, 2010
Government shortcuts spell disaster for health program beneficiaries

Once again, government seems to be mangling the delicate balance among pharmacies, generic drug suppliers...

March 25, 2010
New bill may sever PBM-retail pharmacy ties

A bill that would prohibit federal PBM contracts with companies that operate both a PBM...

March 25, 2010
New challenges on the horizon as healthcare overhaul made official

After more than a year that spawned bitter debate, a tea party, a growing divide...

March 22, 2010
Sweeping healthcare overhaul becomes law

Capping a tumultuous, yearlong battle that came to define both his presidency and the increasingly...

March 21, 2010
Health reform draws pharma’s support, but alarm from insurance industry

Passage of the mammoth health-reform bill Sunday night by the U.S. House of Representatives is...

March 14, 2010
Epic passes 1,000-member mark

Despite his role in the foundation of independent pharmacy buying group Epic Pharmacies, president and...

March 9, 2010
NACDS, NCPA praise passage of Senate's 'jobs' bill

Two organizations representing the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies applauded the passage...

March 4, 2010
Acorda announces availability of MS treatment

A new drug by Acorda Therapeutics for treating multiple sclerosis has become available, Acorda announced....

March 4, 2010
Biosimilars could bring down specialty drug spending

If Medicare Part D is to remain solvent in the future, then lawmakers may want...

March 4, 2010
SXC Health Solutions signs PBM contract with HealthSpring

A leading provider of pharmacy benefit management products and services announced that its informedRx PBM...

March 2, 2010
GPhA: GAO report highlights need for availability of biogenerics

An organization representing the generic drug industry is holding up a recent report by the...

March 2, 2010
NCPA reaches out to CMS regarding violations of 'prompt pay' provisions

The National Community Pharmacists Association is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to...

March 1, 2010
GAO: Specialty drugs accounted for 10% of Medicare Part D spending in 2007

The kinds of high-cost drugs commonly dispensed in specialty pharmacies accounted for 10% of the...

March 1, 2010
NACDS, NCPA support healthcare provisions in new Senate ‘jobs’ bill

Two organizations catering to the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies expressed strong...

February 25, 2010
MTM services send Kerr Drug to head of the class

For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks...

February 21, 2010
President Obama releases new healthcare-reform proposal, NCPA responds

An organization representing the nation's independent pharmacies responded Monday to a new White House healthcare-reform...

February 17, 2010
NACDS urges Congress to focus on adherence, pharmacy access

In a letter to House speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate majority leader Harry Reid,...

February 16, 2010
NCPA: Seniors can lose access to medical supplies if bill passes

A substantial number of elderly people could lose access to medical supplies if a pared-down...

February 9, 2010
NACDS applauds state Medicaid assistance bill, DME accreditation provision

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores lauded two bills that seek to increase federal...

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