Releases & Statements

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

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

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 […]

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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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

New Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) Policy Brief Details How Confusing Federal Regulatory Overlap Threatens Seniors’ Health, Jeopardizes LTC Pharmacy Clinical Benefits in Rapidly Evolving Care Delivery System Washington, DC – In pointing out the significant value-added services provided by long term care (LTC) pharmacies and the resulting clinical benefits accrued by over 1.4 million […]

Washington, DC – The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the highly-specific legislative and regulatory interests of America’s growing and dynamic long term care (LTC) pharmacy sector and the patients they serve, today welcomed as a new member PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a major national provider of LTC pharmacy […]

Washington, DC — The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) have sent a new letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commenting on the Agency’s draft Repackaging Guidance, and educating the Agency about long term care (LTC) pharmacy operations….Read More

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) submitted a proposed State Plan Amendment (SPA)1 (Transmittal Number 15-005) in May 2016 as a response to the final CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Rule (CMS-2345-FC)2 that went into effect this April…Read More