April 2026 - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Apr 17, 2026

Alan Rosenbloom Departing Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC); Esmé Grewal Selected as New President & CEO

WASHINGTON, DC: Alan Rosenbloom, founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), departed the organization on April 10, 2026, to return to his private consulting business. The organization is proud to announce that it has selected industry veteran Esmé Grewal to serve as its new President and CEO. “It has […]

Apr 1, 2026

Drug Pricing Law Worsens Access Crisis for Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Pharmacies Amid Huge Reimbursement Gap

With reimbursement for brand name drugs sharply decreasing under the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care pharmacies are having to make difficult decisions that will have a lasting impact on nursing home residents.

Apr 1, 2026

CMS must act now to safeguard seniors’ access to long-term care pharmacies

By Jessica Androff & Xhulia Rapo | McKnights Long-Term Care News The Medicare program relies on long-term care pharmacies (LTCPs) to protect some of the most medically complex patients that reside in long-term care settings, yet current payment policies are unfortunately not optimized to protect access to care. As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]

Apr 28, 2025

SCPC Releases Statement in Support of Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on the Inflation Reduction Act

SCPC has repeatedly warned about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) mandatory Medicare drug price negotiations on LTC pharmacies and the millions of vulnerable seniors they serve. We are glad the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is examining how these policies are affecting pharmacies, particularly LTC pharmacies, which already operate under a broken reimbursement model that often requires them to dispense many of the most commonly used medications at a loss.

Apr 17, 2025

SCPC Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order Calling on HHS and Congress to Improve the IRA, Rein In PBMs and Lower Drug Costs

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement applauding President Trump’s recent Executive Order aimed at improving the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), lowering drug prices and addressing the harmful actions of PBMs. “For far too long, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have taken […]

Apr 22, 2024

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Opposes CMS Final Rule on Minimum Staffing Standards for LTC Facilities

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care pharmacy sector, released a statement today regarding its opposition to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

Apr 14, 2022

Health Equity and Access to LTC Pharmacy Services

Limited community access to LTC pharmacy services has implications for achieving health equity in LTC. The confluence of needs for long-term care and chronic health care services among Medicare beneficiaries who need LTC should be central to policy making. Congress and CMS should craft integrated policies that address chronic health care and LTC needs for individuals living in the community, and medication management should be central to such efforts.

Apr 29, 2021

SCPC Statement on President Joe Biden’s Speech before Joint Session of Congress

SCPC Applauds President Biden’s Commitment for Senior’s Health Care; Calls on Administration to Prioritize Long-term Care Pharmacies in Provider Relief Fund Allocations Washington, DC – In response to President Joe Biden’s address to a Joint session of Congress yesterday evening, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom: “Yesterday, […]

Apr 7, 2021

SCPC Statement on Importance of Including LTC Pharmacies in COVID Relief Funding

Provider Relief Fund Must Not Overlook Long-Term Care Pharmacies Washington, DC –In advance of the Department of Health and Human Services allocating assistance from the Provider Relief Fund, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO, Alan Rosenbloom: As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines Provider […]