Releases & Statements

In a new letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) urged support without amendment for the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 (S. 483), introduced by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)…Read More

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), one of the organizations that participated in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) August 26, 2015 “listening session” on long-term care (LTC) pharmacy (the Listening Session), submits the following supplemental information that FDA requested to further elucidate LTC pharmacy issues and the potential impacts of FDA’s Draft Repackaging Guidance on LTC patient care…Read More

We support efforts to ensure proper handling of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (HWP) in the long- term care (LTC) setting. Our members are committed to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of the LTC residents that we serve and to protect the environment…Read More

Washington, DC – Amid growing scrutiny of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) pricing practices, along with increasing concern from Congress, regulators and consumer groups about the rapid pace and broader implications of U.S. health sector mergers and consolidations, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today released a new analysis of long term care (LTC) pharmacy transaction data…Read More

Pharmacy Podcast
Interview with Alan G. Rosenbloom, President and CEO of Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) about the Avalere Health Study: Long Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Sector Plays Key, Growing Role in U.S. Seniors’ Care as New Payment, Delivery Models Gain Prevalence in the industry…Read More

Washington, DC – Continuing its focus on America’s growing long term care (LTC) pharmacy sector as detailed by a new Avalere Health study, “Long-Term Care Pharmacy: The Evolving Marketplace and Emerging Policy Issues,” the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today spotlighted the major differences between LTC pharmacies and more commonly known retail pharmacies…Read More

In the interest of protecting the concerns of America’s independent Long Term Care (LTC) pharmacies, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) has submitted formal comments and proposed revisions to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation for Long Term Care Facilities” Proposed Rule, 80 Fed. Reg. 42168 (July 16, 2015)…Read More

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (“SCPC”) appreciates the opportunity to address the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) “Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation for Long Term Care Facilities” Proposed Rule, 80 Fed. Reg. 42168 (July 16, 2015) (the “Proposed Rule”1). The SCPC is the national association representing independent long term care (“LTC”) pharmacies. […]

Major Structural, Regulatory and Legal Differences Between LTC and Retail Pharmacies Detailed; More Transparent Drug Pricing Can Help LTC Pharmacies Sustain High Quality SNF, ALF Patient Care Washington, DC – A new Avalere Health study of the nation’s growing long term care (LTC) pharmacy sector – the most detailed analysis since Medicare Part D was implemented […]