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When I ran for office, I promised that I would fight for common-sense policies rooted in our core conservative principles. That means protecting our citizens and ensuring that we keep the good-paying jobs that sustain our communities. Right now, I’m concerned about how upcoming changes to Medicare Part D reimbursement will affect long-term care pharmacies in our state.

As a former health care administrator, I’m deeply concerned about an impending consequence brought on by Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that threatens seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

By Kimberly Bonvissuto | Published November 12, 2025 in McKnight’s Senior Living A supply fee for drugs subject to Medicare Part D price negotiations is being touted as “essential” to the sustainability of long-term care pharmacies that serve assisted living communities and nursing homes. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced S 3159, […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky takes great pride in caring for our seniors and aging adults. Every day, across the commonwealth, thousands of dedicated healthcare professionals deliver high-quality, compassionate care to our loved ones at nearly 300 nursing homes, assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities.

By Bryan Posthumus | Published November 6, 2025 Seniors in Michigan rely on long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to manage the complexity of their medical needs. Averaging 12-14 medications daily, patients need the reliable and specialized services offered by LTC pharmacies. Nowhere is this more important than in Michigan’s rural areas, where nearly 20,000 seniors on […]

Touts ‘Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act’ as short-term solution By Steve Kirwan | Published November 4, 2025 in Arizona Globe Long-term healthcare patients are facing an impending crisis due to the price locks created by Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. In a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences, […]

As a professional advisor with over a decade of experience specializing in the financial security of California’s elderly, especially in rural communities, I feel compelled to sound the alarm on an imminent crisis that threatens the very foundation of long-term care in our state. Unless Congress acts swiftly, thousands of Californians could lose access to vital pharmaceutical services and long-term care.

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition has released a new report, “Economic Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Economics,” that finds the combined impact of actual 2026 Medicare Part D negotiated drug prices and expected 2027 prices will negatively impact access to prescription drugs and essential LTC pharmacy services for millions of seniors.

The average long-term care pharmacy will see its operating margin decline 35% by 2027, thanks to the financial effects of Medicare’s drug price negotiation program.