February 2024 - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Feb 26, 2024

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Urges Immediate Congressional Action to Protect Vulnerable Patients Following Cyberattack

SCPC members across the country have been affected by the recent UnitedHealth Group cyberattack. SCPC sent letters (linked below) to key leaders on Capitol Hill, asking them to step in and assist with delayed prescriptions to lessen the impact to LTC pharmacies.

Feb 18, 2022

Senior-Care Pharmacies Oppose Pharmacy Concession Proposal

By John Wilkerson, Inside Health Policy Contrary to independent retail pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies oppose CMS’ proposal to make Part D plans give concessions they receive from network pharmacies to beneficiaries at the point of sale. Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom said the proposed policy would legitimize what he called illegitimate […]

Feb 18, 2022

SCPC Expresses Disappointment in FTC’s Deadlock Vote on Study of PBM’s Impact on Drug Prices and Independent Pharmacies

The FTC must act to curb the anti-competitive practices of PBMs Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) deadlocked on whether to begin a study on the effect large pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have on drug prices and practices that may disadvantage independent and specialty pharmacies, as well as the patients they serve. […]

Feb 1, 2022

Don’t overlook management of medications in infection battle

By John Hall McKnight’s Long Term Care News Many once-waning yet still-debilitating infections are rising in numbers again, erasing some of the gains made fighting multidrug resistant organisms. Because nursing home staff were so focused on a vertical approach toward fighting the pandemic, epidemiologists are reporting increases in infections such as MRSA and Candida auris, […]

Feb 1, 2021

SCPC Statement on Congressional Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

Existing Long-Term Care Pharmacy Infrastructure Well Positioned to Help Speed Vaccine Distribution Washington, DC – In advance of this week’s House Energy and Commerce hearings on oversight and improving COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO, Alan Rosenbloom: “SCPC applauds the House Energy […]

Feb 28, 2020

To Protect Seniors, Modernize Regulations by Passing LTC Pharmacy Definition

Morning Consult | February 28, 2020 By Alan G. Rosenbloom When it comes to the “alphabet soup” of three- and four-letter federal agencies, one’s eyes can glaze over in confusion about what they do, why they do it and how average citizens benefit from their federally funded oversight. In the realm of health policy and our […]

Feb 26, 2020

National LTC Pharmacy Advocacy Group: Capping Seniors’ Out of Pocket Costs as Low as Possible Remains Key Drug Pricing Reform Objective

Washington, DC – With media attention increasingly focused upon the “inflationary rebate” facet of the Senate Finance Committee’s Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543), the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today said capping Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs as low as possible remains a top long-term care (LTC) pharmacy advocacy priority. “Capping Medicare […]

Feb 19, 2020

National LTC Pharmacy Advocacy Group: Explosion of PBM DIR Fees Squeezes Elderly Patients and LTC Pharmacies Who Serve Them

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Washington, DC – The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today said a new analysis from XIL Consulting finding post-point-of-sale direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) transaction fees paid by pharmacies to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drug plans (PDPs) rose by 1600% since 2013 helps renew attention on a […]

Feb 12, 2020

To boost transparency, amend bills to require PBM disclosure data related to seniors residing in long-term care facilities

McKnight’s Long–Term Care News – February 10, 2020 By Alan G. Rosenbloom To better ensure consumers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have access to drug pricing information relevant to seniors residing in long term care facilities, we believe the Senate Finance Committee-introduced Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) and the Lower […]