Releases & Statements
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Mar 6, 2017
SCPC Praises Collins/Loebsack Bill Boosting Generic Prescription Drug Payment Transparency
In praising U.S. Reps. Doug Collins (R-GA) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) for introducing the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (H.R. 1316), Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) President and CEO Alan G. Rosenbloom observed that the nation’s drug pricing middlemen — Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) — are rightly facing a growing barrage of criticism from a widening group of bipartisan lawmakers demanding answers about rising prescription drug prices, and the practices driving increases……Read More
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Mar 2, 2017
SCPC Praises Sen. Sherrod Brown for Raising Key LTC Pharmacy Concerns Regarding Controversial PBM Pricing Practices
Washington, DC — In conjunction with questions directed to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator-nominee Seema Verma from members of the Senate Finance Committee, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for raising key issues of concern to the nation’s long term care (LTC) pharmacy sector…..Read More
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Feb 22, 2017
SCPC Backs Bipartisan Senate, House Bills to Eliminate Retroactive PBM Middlemen Fees on Patients, LTC Pharmacies, Medicare Program
Washington, DC — The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today backed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that will curtail the ability of drug industry middlemen — Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) — from extracting retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees in transactions with patients, long term care (LTC) pharmacies and the Medicare program….Read More
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Feb 13, 2017
Atlanta Business Radio Interviews SCPC Vice-Chairman Fred Burke
Listen to SCPC Vice-Chairman Fred Burke on Atlanta Business Radio discuss the vital role of Long-Term Care Pharmacies and how veiled pricing practices by PBMs are affecting patients……Read More
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Feb 8, 2017
SCPC Praises Rep. Doug Collins’ Mission to Spotlight PBMs — “Drug Industry’s Middlemen”
Washington, DC — Commenting on new reporting in Axios noting that U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) and others in Congress “are ready and willing” to shine a light on non-transparent Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) pricing practices, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised Collins’ intent to reintroduce and add items to his 2015 bill (H.R. 244 — Mac Transparency Act), which would require “greater transparency of the rebates, fees and costs” tied to PBMs….Read More
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Jan 26, 2017
2017 Greets PBMs With New CMS Report Undermining “Rebate” Claims While Key GOP Senator Considers PBM Role in Higher Drug Prices
Washington, DC — The President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today predicted the increasingly apparent role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) as unaccountable middlemen in the national drug pricing chain will result in a higher level of scrutiny from Congress, regulators and the media in 2017….Read More
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Jan 17, 2017
SCPC Praises Final FDA Repackaging Guidance Recognizing LTC Pharmacies’ Unique Value in U.S. Health Care Continuum
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) Lauds Elimination of 14-Day Pre-Packaging Guideline, Proceeding with Additional Analysis of LTC Pharmacy Issues Washington, DC – Following an initial analysis, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) final regulatory guidance regarding the “Repackaging of Certain Human Drug Products by Pharmacies and Outsourcing […]
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Nov 29, 2016
Fast-Growing Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) Announces New Board Chairman, Executive Leadership Team, Board Members
Washington, DC – Phil Fogg, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Milwaukie, OR-based Marquis Companies and Consonus Health Care — currently serving on the Board of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) — will serve as the new Chairman of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the Washington D.C.-based advocacy organization announced today…Read More
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Sep 6, 2016
Group urges Congress to create ‘overdue’ definition of LTC pharmacy
McKnight’s
Differing definitions of long-term care pharmacies used by government agencies may threaten seniors’ care and disrupt care coordination, according to a leading long-term care pharmacy group…Read More
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