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LTC pharmacies demand ‘sustainable’ payment model ahead of 2026 drug-pricing changes
Many of the nation’s long-term care pharmacies are going to fall below “break-even” and may be forced out of business without additional support when drug-pricing policy changes kick in, sector advocates warned Wednesday.
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Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Launches “Save Senior Rx Care” to Protect Senior Access to Life-Saving Medications and Services
Led by the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), America’s long-term care (LTC) pharmacies are launching Save Senior Rx Care, a new campaign urging Congress to protect access to life-saving medications and services for the millions of Americans who need long-term care.
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New Report Underscores Unique Role LTC Pharmacies Play in Serving Complex Needs of Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care
A new report from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the nation’s leading voice for long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, and ATI Advisory (ATI) highlights the clinical and functional complexity faced by millions of Medicare beneficiaries residing in nursing facilities and assisted living.
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SCPC Applauds Senate Finance Committee for Near Unanimous Passage of PBM Reform Package
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care pharmacy community, applauds the Senate Finance Committee for its strong, bipartisan passage of the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act, sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).
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LTC pharmacists make case to remove barriers for more home-and community-based services
Federal regulators and policy makers have increasingly coaxed long-term care patients and services to migrate more to home- and community-based settings in recent years. Now it’s time to allow long-term care pharmacists to do the same, without barriers that have been imposed by lawmakers for years, according to new study findings from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) and healthcare analysis firm ATI Advisory.
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Report Underscores Unique Role of Long-Term Care Pharmacies in Assuring Patient Safety and Improving Health Outcomes
A new report from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) and ATI Advisory (ATI) highlights the unique role of long-term care (LTC) pharmacies in helping individuals with some of the most complex care needs in the U.S. healthcare system by providing careful, long-term medication management as well as patient and caregiver education to reduce the barriers that typically hinder use of prescription medications.
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Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Provides Second Round of Comments on Legislation to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Enrollees
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the only Washington-based organization exclusively representing the interests of long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, has responded to a Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)-led May 2023 Discussion Draft of legislation to improve care for enrollees dually eligible for the Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles) programs. Senators Carper (D-DE), Cornyn (R-TX), Menendez (D-NJ), Scott (R-SC), and Warner (D-VA) joined Senator Cassidy in this effort.
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Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) Announces New Board Chairman, Executive Leadership Team and Board Members
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 — Brian Kramer, R.Ph., MBA, President of Forum Extended Care Pharmacy based in Chicago, Ill. will serve as the new Chairman of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the Washington D.C.-based advocacy organization announced today.
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New Data Show Parallels in Long-Term Care Needs between Patients Who Reside at Home and Those in Facilities
Research Reveals Substantial Unmet Health Care and LTC Needs for Those Living at Home; LTC Pharmacy Services Are Essential to the Aging Population Regardless of Residence Washington, DC - As Congress debates access to important home and community-based services, new analysis of Medicare data from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) and ATI Advisory (ATI) shows […]
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