In the News
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Nov 12, 2025
Temporary supply fee for long-term care pharmacies called ‘essential’
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, […]
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Nov 7, 2025
Op-ed: Congress must act for seniors to avert long-term care pharmacy crisis
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.
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Nov 7, 2025
Op-ed: Support long-term care pharmacies to keep our seniors safe and healthy
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 […]
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Nov 5, 2025
Op-ed: Rivero Reacts to LTC Patient Threats from Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
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, […]
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Nov 5, 2025
Op-ed: Rural seniors in California are facing a healthcare crisis. Congress must act now
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.
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Nov 5, 2025
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition releases report on Medicare Part D drug prices
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.
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Oct 28, 2025
‘Devastating consequences’ if LTC pharmacy subsidy doesn’t materialize
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.
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Oct 27, 2025
Op-ed: California Seniors Face a Looming Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis—Congress and President Trump Can Fix It
Every day across California, seniors depend on long-term care (LTC) facilities and the specialized pharmacies that keep them healthy, safe, and stable. These LTC pharmacies are a lifeline—providing not just prescriptions, but clinical oversight, 24/7 medication delivery, patient-specific packaging, and consulting pharmacists who ensure that complex medication regimens are accurate and effective.
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Oct 10, 2025
Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Congress can save seniors’ access to medications before it’s too late
Seniors in nursing homes across the country depend on round-the-clock care and medications, perhaps more than any other American patient population. In turn, the nursing homes and assisted living facilities that care for them depend on a small number of specialized long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to ensure their patients have access to the prescription meds they need.
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