Releases & Statements

Washington, DC – To better ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and consumers have access to drug pricing information relevant to seniors residing in long term care (LTC) facilities, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today suggested that the Senate Finance Committee-introduced Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) and the Lower Cost, […]

Re: S.2723 – The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act Dear Senator Collins and Senator Smith, The undersigned organizations are writing in support of S.2723 – The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act. Drug shortages have been on the rise for several years, with an estimated 210 drugs currently at risk or not readily available […]

Washington, DC –The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised bipartisan passage of two bills in the U.S. House of Representatives to expand data disclosure from pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) middlemen as the national long term care (LTC) pharmacy advocacy group pursues one of its key goals of enhancing transparency and accountability across the entire […]

Washington, DC – The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today released a new video to illustrate key clinical benefits LTC pharmacies provide to seniors as well as clinical, operational, and regulatory differences from retail and mail-order pharmacies.

Commenting on several elements of the Senate Finance Committee’s pending drug pricing bill, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) praised the broad contours of the sweeping legislation and offered strong support for the proposed cap on Medicare Part D beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs…

SCPC Thanks CMS for Curtailing PBM Medicaid Spread Pricing; Time for Similar Medicare Transparency…

National Long Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Group Urges CMS to Release Medicare
Spread Pricing “Summary” Data…

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), Citing Unique Nature of Elderly Patient Population, Makes Case To Include Statutory Definition of Long-Term Care Pharmacy in Draft Legislation…

SCPC Reiterates Need to Protect LTC Pharmacy, Seniors from Unintended Consequences of Drug Pricing Reforms…