Op-ed: Support long-term care pharmacies to keep our seniors safe and healthy

By Bryan Posthumus | Published November 6, 2025 Seniors in Michigan rely on long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to manage the complexity of their medical needs. Averaging 12-14 medications daily, patients need the reliable and specialized services offered by LTC pharmacies. Nowhere is this more important than in Michigan’s rural areas, where nearly 20,000 seniors on […]

Op-ed: Rivero Reacts to LTC Patient Threats from Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

Touts ‘Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act’ as short-term solution By Steve Kirwan | Published November 4, 2025 in Arizona Globe Long-term healthcare patients are facing an impending crisis due to the price locks created by Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. In a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences, […]

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition releases report on Medicare Part D drug prices

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition has released a new report, “Economic Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Economics,” that finds the combined impact of actual 2026 Medicare Part D negotiated drug prices and expected 2027 prices will negatively impact access to prescription drugs and essential LTC pharmacy services for millions of seniors.

‘Devastating consequences’ if LTC pharmacy subsidy doesn’t materialize

The average long-term care pharmacy will see its operating margin decline 35% by 2027, thanks to the financial effects of Medicare’s drug price negotiation program.

New Report Demonstrates Worsening Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacies and the Vulnerable Seniors They Serve

Harbinger of deepening long-term care crisis in 2026 unless Congress swiftly passes essential LTC Pharmacy Fix Washington, D.C. — The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the national voice for the long-term care (LTC) pharmacy sector, today released the Economic Impact of Medicare Part D Negotiated Drug Prices on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Economics, with analytics performed […]

Op-ed: California Seniors Face a Looming Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis—Congress and President Trump Can Fix It

Every day across California, seniors depend on long-term care (LTC) facilities and the specialized pharmacies that keep them healthy, safe, and stable. These LTC pharmacies are a lifeline—providing not just prescriptions, but clinical oversight, 24/7 medication delivery, patient-specific packaging, and consulting pharmacists who ensure that complex medication regimens are accurate and effective.

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Pharmacy Community Stands Together to Protect Seniors and Prevent a Long-Term Care Crisis

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), representing the nation’s long-term care pharmacies, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), representing pharmacists and pharmacies dedicated to managing medications for older adults and medically complex patients, and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), representing community pharmacists nationwide, stand united in support of immediate action—whether through legislation or […]

Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Congress can save seniors’ access to medications before it’s too late

Seniors in nursing homes across the country depend on round-the-clock care and medications, perhaps more than any other American patient population. In turn, the nursing homes and assisted living facilities that care for them depend on a small number of specialized long-term care (LTC) pharmacies to ensure their patients have access to the prescription meds they need.