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  • May 6, 2025

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    SCPC Applauds Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calling for Critical Changes to Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

    The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement commending Chairman Buddy Carter, Rep. Jake Auchincloss and other Members of Congress for urging HHS and CMS to examine the looming impact of Medicare drug price negotiations on America’s pharmacies.

  • May 5, 2022

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    Bring it on home: Obstacles and opportunities in bringing long-term care pharmacy services to Medicare beneficiaries living at home

    By Alan Rosenbloom As anyone who has been prescribed medication knows, pharmacies play a crucial role in our health care system. This is especially true for older people, since their reliance on medications to treat their overall health care needs increases. While younger, healthier people can turn to a local retail pharmacist, people with medically […]

  • May 3, 2022

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    Free market is at risk because of PBM titans’ anti-competitive behaviors

    Congress must thoroughly investigate the anti-competitive behaviors of these conglomerates and act accordingly. Doing so will provide better outcomes both for patients and a more competitive marketplace for unaffiliated pharmacies. By Alan Rosenbloom We’ve been here before, right? A Congress and Administration eager to talk about mysterious escalating prescription drug prices. Over the years, both […]

  • May 28, 2021

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    SCPC Commends Swearing In of CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

    Washington, DC – In response to the swearing in of Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom: “Today, we have ushered in a new era for Medicare and Medicaid with the […]

  • May 19, 2021

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    Relief Is Due for the Pharmacies That Kept Residents Alive When Senior Communities Bore the Brunt of COVID-19

    By Alan Rosenbloom You may not know long-term care pharmacies, but for the nearly 2 million Americans in nursing homes and senior living communities across the country, LTC pharmacies – and the nurses and consultant pharmacists they employ – can be the difference between life and death. Never has this been more apparent than during […]

  • May 12, 2021

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    Senate Introduces Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021

    The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Applauds This Crucial Step for Long-Term Care Pharmacies; Enabling Better Care for Vulnerable Populations Washington, DC (May 12, 2021) – The bipartisan Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 was introduced today by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), providing a solution to a convoluted, patchwork system governing […]

  • May 5, 2021

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    Long-Term Care Pharmacy Leaders Request Prioritization for Provider Relief Fund

    The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition and its Members Issue Letters to HHS Secretary Becerra and Congressional Leadership Requesting Immediate Action to Provide Relief for LTC Pharmacies Serving Most Vulnerable People Washington, DC (May 5, 2021) – Today, Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and […]

  • May 4, 2020

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    Foresight and flexibility the keys to COVID-19 survival, top exec says

    McKnight’s Long-Term Care News | May 4, 2020 By James M. Berklan As long-term care providers continue to struggle with the deadly implications of COVID-19, hesitation could be their biggest threat, says one of the profession’s top leaders. With clinical, regulatory and financial conditions shifting almost day-to-day, providers must be confident enough to devise a well-educated […]

  • May 24, 2019

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    Parts Of HELP Bill Regulating PBMs Were Inspired By Montana Strategy

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    Senate health committee chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and ranking Democrat Patty Murray (WA) included measures regulating pharmacy benefit managers in their draft bill on lowering health care costs that were inspired by a state official’s work in Montana…
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