March 2022 - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Mar 24, 2023

Check out SCPC CEO Alan Rosenbloom on the Pharmacy Podcast Network’s “PBM Reform Podcast”

SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom speaks with the Pharmacy Podcast Network the importance of advocating for PBM reform, the status of the LTC Pharmacy Definition Act, LTC Pharmacy at-home, drug pricing legislation and its implications for LTC Pharmacy, and more.

Mar 10, 2023

SCPC Applauds House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer for Launching Investigation into PBM Practices

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the only Washington-based organization exclusively representing the interests of long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, applauds House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) for launching an investigation into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their tactics that are harming patient care and increasing costs for many patients.

Mar 7, 2022

SCPC Provides Comments on CMS Proposed Rule Regarding Medicare Program

Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the CMS Proposed Rule entitled “Medicare Program: Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Programs;” Agency Docket Number CMS-4192-P (the Proposed Rule).1 SCPC is the only Washington-based organization exclusively representing the […]

Mar 4, 2022

SCPC provides comments on the Part D provisions of the 2023 CMS Call Letter

Dear Director Seshamani: The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Part D provisions of the 2023 CMS Call Letter entitled, “Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies” (the “Call Letter” or the […]

Mar 24, 2021

Long-term care staff warm up to vaccine with 94 percent increase in willingness

By Alicia Lasek McKnight’s Long-Term Care News A March survey shows a major shift in eldercare workers’ willingness to receive a coronavirus vaccination, with a 94% increase in respondents who said they would consider getting a shot and a 41% decrease in intention to decline. The survey is the second of two conducted by industry […]

Mar 24, 2021

COVID-19 law sparks dialogue on nursing home alternatives

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — With the memory of the pandemic’s toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief law is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. Advocates hope the estimated $12.7 billion will accelerate what has been a steady shift […]

Mar 22, 2021

Lockdowns Led to Spikes in Depression, Weight Loss, Cognitive Decline in Nursing Home Residents

By Alex Spanko Skilled Nursing News Families of nursing home residents have spent the past year appealing to policymakers that COVID-19 lockdowns were having a significantly negative effect on their loved ones’ health — and a new study put some sobering numbers on the physical impact of loneliness. The proportion of residents experiencing unexpected weight […]

Mar 24, 2020

SCPC Praises CMS Guidance Relaxing Face to Face Signature Requirement for LTC Pharmacy Medication Delivery to Nursing Homes

National Long-Term Care Pharmacy Advocacy Group Reports Compliance by CVS Caremark, Optum, ExpressScripts Washington, DC –The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today thanked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its March 19 guidance to prescription drug plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PDPs/PBMs) urging relaxation of face to face signature requirements for long-term […]

Mar 10, 2020

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) to CMS: Development of Long Term Care (LTC)-Specific Quality Metrics Essential to Accurate Star Ratings Assessment of LTC Patient Care

Washington, DC – Commenting in detail regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recently Proposed Rule (“Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2021 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies – Part II”), the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) says developing long-term care […]