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.
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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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03/12/2025
New SCPC Member Survey Shows More than Half of America’s LTC Pharmacies May Close Locations Without Congressional Action
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, the leading national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community which provides essential and legally required services for millions of seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country, today released the results of a new member impact survey on the unintended consequences of Medicare Part D price negotiation policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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02/25/2025
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Releases Statement in Support of Rep. Buddy Carter & Rep. James Comer’s ongoing push for PBM Reform in March 2025 Funding Package
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading voice for the nation’s long-term care (LTC) pharmacy community, released the following statement in support of PBM reform being included in the March 2025 funding package.
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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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