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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

05/06/2025

SCPC Applauds Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calling for Critical Changes to Medicare Drug Price Negotiations


The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement commending Chairman Buddy Carter, Rep. Jake Auchincloss and other Members of Congress for urging HHS and CMS to examine the looming impact of Medicare drug price negotiations on America’s pharmacies.

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Releases & Statements

04/28/2025

SCPC Releases Statement in Support of Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on the Inflation Reduction Act


SCPC has repeatedly warned about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) mandatory Medicare drug price negotiations on LTC pharmacies and the millions of vulnerable seniors they serve. We are glad the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is examining how these policies are affecting pharmacies, particularly LTC pharmacies, which already operate under a broken reimbursement model that often requires them to dispense many of the most commonly used medications at a loss.

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Releases & Statements

04/17/2025

SCPC Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order Calling on HHS and Congress to Improve the IRA, Rein In PBMs and Lower Drug Costs


The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement applauding President Trump’s recent Executive Order aimed at improving the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), lowering drug prices and addressing the harmful actions of PBMs. “For far too long, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have taken […]

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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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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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