January 2025 - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Jan 9, 2026

Op-Ed: Long-term care pharmacies need help to stay open

I’ve long been an advocate for growing our business community in a thoughtful and sustainable way. What’s often missing from the economic development conversation is health care. Access to affordable, reliable care isn’t just a quality-of-life issue — it’s a business issue. When workers are healthy and families can stay in their communities, employers can grow, jobs can be filled, and local economies thrive. In rural areas especially, a strong health care system is essential infrastructure for economic growth.

Jan 9, 2026

Letter to the Editor: Needs for LTC pharmacies must continue to be met

As a nurse anesthesiologist and owner of a nursing practice, I’ve come to really appreciate the collaborative ecosystem that is healthcare. Even something as simple as a prescription shows how interconnected our system is — you’ve got scientists developing treatments, providers making clinical decisions, and pharmacists making sure everything’s used properly, each bringing essential expertise to the table.

Jan 8, 2026

Rep. Buddy Carter Presses for Congressional Action on Long-Term Care Crisis During Energy and Commerce Legislative Hearing

During the Energy and Commerce Committee’s January 8 hearing, Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Medicare Services, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), an original co-sponsor of H.R. 5031, the Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, underscored the urgent need for the Committee and Congress to advance this critical legislation to protect seniors’ access to […]

Jan 2, 2026

New Survey Reveals Imminent Long-Term Care Crisis: 80% of America’s Nursing Home Residents Face Loss of Access to Essential Prescription Drugs Pharmacy Services in 2026

Washington, D.C. (December 30, 2025) — A devastating long-term care crisis is unfolding in America’s nursing homes. New survey data released today by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) reveals that Medicare Part D drug pricing policies in the Inflation Reduction Act may force LTC pharmacy closures and widespread service cuts that could directly impact more than 80% of vulnerable long-term care residents nationwide.

Jan 17, 2025

SCPC Calls for Immediate Congressional Action to Fix Broken LTC Pharmacy Payment Model as More Drugs Become Subject to Mandatory Medicare Price Negotiations

SCPC, the leading voice for the nation’s long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, commends the FTC for once again shining a light on the abusive practices of the big PBMs that continue to rake in massive profits while patients, pharmacies, employers and taxpayers foot the bill for ever-increasing drug prices.

Jan 15, 2025

SCPC Praises FTC for Report Highlighting Egregious PBM Abuses; Encourages Congress and New Administration to Make PBM Reform an Immediate Priority in 2025

SCPC, the leading voice for the nation’s long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, commends the FTC for once again shining a light on the abusive practices of the big PBMs that continue to rake in massive profits while patients, pharmacies, employers and taxpayers foot the bill for ever-increasing drug prices.

Jan 20, 2023

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Provides Comments on Improving 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 Request for Information issued by a bipartisan group of Senators led by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) regarding policy recommendations to improve care for enrollees dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid programs (dual eligibles) and substantially reduce the amount of money both programs otherwise would expect to spend over time.

Jan 7, 2022

Prescription Drug Policy, 2021 And 2022: The Year In Review, And The Year Ahead

By Rachel Sachs Health Affairs This past year was filled with news in the prescription drug policy area, from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) most controversial drug approval in many years to ongoing discussions in Congress over drug pricing reform. Through it all, the importance of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has remained at […]

Jan 6, 2021

SCPC Seeks Specific Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Patient-Facing Long-Term Care Pharmacy Staff

By Overlooking Necessary Health Care Personnel Who Provide Essential Services in Long Term Care Facilities, Public-Health Decision Makers Put Patients at Greater Risk Washington, DC – The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) issued letters to federal and state officials yesterday seeking specific guidance on COVID-19 vaccine access for patient-facing long-term care (LTC) pharmacy health care […]