Releases & Statements
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Jul 9, 2018
SCPC 2018 Annual Meeting & Business Partners Summit
Monday, July 16 & Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Read More.
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Jun 21, 2018
CVS-Aetna Back in Spotlight as AT&T-Time Warner Merger Cleared
SCPC Warns Mergers, Concentration Across Related Medicare ‘Part D’ Markets Lessens Competition, Diminishes Patient Choice, Places LTC Pharmacies at Competitive Disadvantage…Read More.
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May 31, 2018
In Urging Congress to Adopt Statutory Long-Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Definition, Analysis Finds Specific Legislation “Unlikely to Have Significant Budgetary Effects”
SCPC Says Confusing Federal Regulatory Overlap Threatens Seniors’ Health, Jeopardizes LTC Pharmacy Clinical Benefits in Rapidly Evolving Care Delivery System…Read More.
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May 10, 2018
In Advance of Trump Drug Pricing Speech, National LTC Pharmacy Advocacy Group Praises Administration for Driving Reform Discussion
Says HHS Sec. Azar, CMS Administrator Verma, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb
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Apr 18, 2018
Atlanta Eldercare Entrepreneur Tapped as New Chair of DC-Based Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC)
Fred Burke, Co-founder and President of Guardian Pharmacy Services, LLC to Serve as LTC Pharmacy Advocacy Group’s Third Chairman Since 2014 Founding…Read More.
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Apr 10, 2018
SCPC Praises CMS Recognition of Unique Characteristics of LTC Patient Population
Opioid Provisions Reflect Distinct LTC Patient Needs, Tight LTC Pharmacy Control Measures…Read More.
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Mar 8, 2018
National LTC Pharmacy Advocacy Group: Cigna/Express Scripts Deal Heightens Salience of Gottlieb Comments Regarding PBMs and “Rigged Payment Schemes”
“Rapidly accelerating vertical and horizontal integration and growing secrecy threaten nation’s commitment to free and fair markets” – DoJ Should Reject Cigna/Express Scripts and Aetna/CVS Health…Read More.
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Mar 7, 2018
SCPC Applauds FDA Commissioner Gottlieb’s Comments Saying PBMs Complicit in “Kabuki Drug-Pricing Constructs” and “Rigged Payment Scheme”
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s pointed comments at an annual conference of health insurers in which he charged that pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) middlemen are complicit in “Kabuki drug pricing constructs” that expose consumers to high costs and discourage needed competition…Read More.
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Mar 5, 2018
Comment Letter to CMS on the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2019 Draft Call Letter
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Part D provisions of the Draft Call Letter titled, “Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2019 Draft Call Letter.” The Draft Call Letter includes several proposals affecting beneficiary access to medications under the program and the ability of long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to dispense those medications and provide related consultative services…Read More
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