News & Insights
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
12/30/2025
New Survey Reveals Imminent Long-Term Care Crisis: 80% of America’s Nursing Home Residents Face Loss of Access to Essential Prescription Drugs Pharmacy Services in 2026
Without an immediate long-term care pharmacy fix, more than 1.6 million vulnerable seniors risk losing access to critical medication management Washington, D.C. (December 30, 2025) — A devastating long-term care crisis is unfolding in America’s nursing homes. New survey data released today by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition […]
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12/08/2025
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Launches Powerful New Ad Campaign Urging Congress to Avert a Long-Term Care Crisis and Save Senior Access to Meds
Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2025)— The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today launched a powerful new broadcast and digital ad campaign urging Congress to pass the Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act (H.R. 5031/S. 3159) to avert a looming long-term care (LTC) crisis that threatens millions of seniors’ access to essential medications. “We’re facing a serious […]
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12/05/2025
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Releases Statement in Support of the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
SCPC commends Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) for championing federal PBM reform through bipartisan legislation that targets the predatory practices of pharmacy benefit managers. These abuses continue to harm patients across the nation, particularly America’s seniors and the LTC pharmacies dedicated to serving them.
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In the News
01/02/2026
New Survey Reveals Imminent Long-Term Care Crisis: 80% of America’s Nursing Home Residents Face Loss of Access to Essential Prescription Drugs Pharmacy Services in 2026
Washington, D.C. (December 30, 2025) — A devastating long-term care crisis is unfolding in America’s nursing homes. New survey data released today by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) reveals that Medicare Part D drug pricing policies in the Inflation Reduction Act may force LTC pharmacy closures and widespread service cuts that could directly impact more than 80% of vulnerable long-term care residents nationwide.
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12/30/2025
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis Could Affect 80% of Nursing Home Residents
An imminent long-term care pharmacy crisis could affect more than 80% of nursing home residents by 2026, with about 84% of pharmacies planning to reduce services or stop serving certain facilities or regions.
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12/20/2025
LTE: Policy Change Will Shut Down LTC Pharmacies
Having worked in the healthcare arena, I learned that good policy requires understanding medical service delivery. A federal policy change could cause a crisis for Idaho’s vulnerable seniors, including my neighbors and me in Council.
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