Releases & Statements

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.

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.

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 […]

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community which provides essential and legally required services for millions of seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country, today released the results of a new member impact survey on the unintended consequences of Medicare Part D price negotiation policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading voice for the nation’s long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement in support of PBM reform being included in the March 2025 funding package. 

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care pharmacy community, released the following statement today to congratulate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for being confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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. 

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. 

A new study from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the nation’s leading voice for long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, performed by CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) and with input from ATI Advisory details the significant financial impact Medicare drug price negotiations will have on LTC pharmacies that provide essential, government required services to more than two million seniors and others in long-term care.