Releases & Statements

Research Reveals Substantial Unmet Health Care and LTC Needs for Those Living at Home; LTC Pharmacy Services Are Essential to the Aging Population Regardless of Residence Washington, DC - As Congress debates access to important home and community-based services, new analysis of Medicare data from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) and ATI Advisory (ATI) shows […]

SCPC urges the Administration to increase drug pricing transparency by collecting information from PBMs…

Bill supports long-term care recipients of home and community-based (HCBS) services; long-term care pharmacies are equipped to offer high-quality care to HCBS beneficiaries.  Washington, DC - The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) applauds The Better Care Better Jobs Act, a new bill that would expand Medicaid’s home and community-based services (HCBS) and increase access to high-quality long-term care services. SCPC President and […]

Essential Care by Long-Term Care Pharmacies Has Been Ignored for Too Long Washington, DC – Following the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, and the recent coverage of the Provider Relief Fund’s next – and possibly final – distribution, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition […]

Washington, DC – In response to the swearing in of Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom: “Today, we have ushered in a new era for Medicare and Medicaid with the […]

By Alan Rosenbloom You may not know long-term care pharmacies, but for the nearly 2 million Americans in nursing homes and senior living communities across the country, LTC pharmacies – and the nurses and consultant pharmacists they employ – can be the difference between life and death. Never has this been more apparent than during […]

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Applauds This Crucial Step for Long-Term Care Pharmacies; Enabling Better Care for Vulnerable Populations Washington, DC (May 12, 2021) – The bipartisan Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2021 was introduced today by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), providing a solution to a convoluted, patchwork system governing […]

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition and its Members Issue Letters to HHS Secretary Becerra and Congressional Leadership Requesting Immediate Action to Provide Relief for LTC Pharmacies Serving Most Vulnerable People Washington, DC (May 5, 2021) – Today, Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and […]

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, […]