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Jul 29, 2016
LTC Pharmacies To FDA: Don’t Treat Us As Compounding Repackagers
Inside Health Policy
Three trade associations jointly wrote to FDA Senior Science Advisor Julie Dohm on July 15 seeking carve-outs for Long Term Care (LTC) pharmacies under the agency’s draft repackaging guidance released in February 2015…Read More -
Jul 28, 2016
AHCA, pharmacy groups buck federal drug regulations
McKnight’s
Drug repackaging guidelines proposed by the Food and Drug Administration could have detrimental effects on skilled nursing care costs and quality, healthcare groups recently told the agency…Read More -
Jul 14, 2016
Drug bill with exemptions for LTC pharmacies heads to Obama
McKnight’s
A bill that would exempt long-term care pharmacies from a controversial “lock-in” provision received final passage from the Senate on Wednesday and now heads to the president’s desk…Read More -
Jun 12, 2016
FDA drug guidance may threaten compliance for “literally every LTC facility,” pharmacy group says
McKnight’s
New repackaging guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration could place “literally every LTC facility and associated pharmacy in America” at risk of failing to meet Medicare and Medicaid regulatory requirements, a senior care executive said last week…Read More -
May 31, 2016
Letter to the editor: Bridenstine trying to protect long-term care
Tulsa World
Most people are familiar with their local retail pharmacy — you get a prescription, take it to the pharmacy and go home with your medication…Read More -
May 13, 2016
Viewpoints: Drug Pricing
The Telegraph
Congress has recently taken a close look at prescription drug pricing abuses, and for good reason, as prescription medications are a part of almost every American’s daily life…Read More -
Apr 21, 2016
Health Policy Checkup speaks to Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition President Alan Rosenbloom
True Trends Blog & Podcast
True North talks about the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, pharmacy benefit managers, and ongoing long term care pharmacy trends and issues with Alan Rosenbloom; President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition…Read More -
Apr 10, 2016
Letter to the Editor: Kudos to Buddy Carter from Medicare patients
Savannah Morning News
On behalf of Medicare patients in Georgia who rely on long term care (LTC) pharmacies for their prescription medication, I’d like to thank Congressman Buddy Carter, R-Ga., for advocating for increased transparency and fairness in prescription drug pricing…Read More -
Mar 17, 2016
Secretive Pharmacy Benefit Manager Pricing Schemes Face Growing, Bipartisan Capitol Hill Scrutiny
Morning Consult
When the notorious former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO, Martin Shkreli, made a recent appearance on Capitol Hill to “invoke [his] fifth amendment rights” at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on prescription drug pricing abuses, focus on his alleged misdeeds served a useful purpose: he put a face on the need for more competition and pricing transparency in America’s increasingly complex and tumultuous pharmaceutical marketplace…Read More
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