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Find up-to-date information and news regarding important policy and industry updates affecting the long-term care pharmacy community. This page is updated regularly to include new research and federal policy impacts on this community.

Press Releases & Statements


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Releases & Statements

05/14/2025

SCPC Urges Congress to Include LTC Pharmacy Fix in Reconciliation Package to Save Prescription Drug Access for Seniors in Long-Term Care


The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement regarding the reconciliation package passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 14.

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Releases & Statements

05/13/2025

SCPC Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for Spotlighting PBM Anticompetitive Behavior, Urges Immediate Action on PBM Reform


The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement thanking Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and members of the Committee for prioritizing pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform during today’s hearing, “PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain.”

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Releases & Statements

05/13/2025

Policies Aimed at Lowering Drug Prices Must Ensure Patients See Lower Costs While Preserving Access to Essential LTC Pharmacy Services


The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s May 12 Executive Order on prescription drug prices, urging the White House to also address the critical LTC Pharmacy Fix and protect seniors’ access to medications.

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03/13/2025

60 percent of LTC pharmacies warn of closure amid major drug pricing changes

Facing deep losses on high-demand medications, 85% of long-term care pharmacies say they will limit essential services and 60% will close locations without changes to Medicare drug pricing efforts. Those are among the “unintended consequences” revealed in a Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition survey released Wednesday. The trade association has been increasingly vocal about pricing changes set to go into effect in January.

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03/13/2025

More than half of LTC pharmacies may close unless Congress takes action, group says

Up to 60% of long-term care pharmacies may have to close if Congress doesn’t intercede by January, according to a report released Wednesday by the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition.

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In the News

08/16/2024

Experts fear damage to long-term care pharmacies as CMS touts newly negotiated drug prices

Even as the federal government on Thursday touted the billions of dollars in savings seniors can expect to see from newly negotiated, lower drug costs, pharmacies that supply long-term care facilities are warning of dire consequences.

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