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
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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12/12/2025
Op-ed: Long-term care pharmacy change would endanger Maine’s seniors
I’ve spent years in public service — on the town of Wells Board of Selectmen and in the Maine Legislature — learning that the best leaders are the ones who prevent crises before they happen. Whether it’s protecting our shores or ensuring our community members have what they need, proactive leadership saves lives and saves money.
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12/12/2025
Op-ed: Medicare changes could close 60% of Arizona’s long-term care pharmacies
I had the honor of caring for my mother through the last years of her life as she fought stage 4 gastric cancer. Her care team consisted of internists, nurses and pharmacists, each leveraging their specialties to ensure my mother received the best care possible. This was a stark difference from our past, where at the age of 10 years, I watched my mother give birth prematurely to triplet brothers in our home in Egypt. The closest medical facility with specialized neonatal care was 300 miles away and financially out of reach for our family. Two of my brothers didn’t survive.
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