April 18, 2024 by MMR
NACDS, NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson, Oregon, PBM reform
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SALEM, OR – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is applauding the enactment of Oregon House Bill (HB) 4149. The measure, which was signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek (D), promises to help reduce prescription drug costs and preserve Oregonians’ vital access to pharmacy care by holding pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) accountable.
April 4, 2024 by MMR
HB 596, NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson, PBM reform, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
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BOISE, Idaho – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is applauding the enactment of Idaho House Bill (HB) 596. The legislation — signed on April 1 by Governor Brad Little (R-ID) — will help reduce prescription drug prices and preserve Idahoans’ access to pharmacies and pharmacy services. HB 596 includes important PBM reforms
March 25, 2024 by MMR
NACDS RxImpact Day, PBM reform, Senators
2024, Issue 03-25-2024
WASHINGTON — Retail pharmacy’s drive to secure enactment of meaningful PBM reform received a boost earlier this month when the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee spoke at a press briefing on Capitol Hill during NACDS RxImpact Day. Sens. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R., Ind.), the chairman and ranking member of the
July 25, 2023 by MMR
NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, PBM reform
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Arlington, VA – In anticipation of a July 26 legislative markup scheduled by the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is reminding the U.S. Congress that real and comprehensive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform must include Medicare and Medicaid. A video message by NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson underscores the importance
April 20, 2023 by MMR
NACDS, NACDS president and CEO Steven C. Anderson, National Assocation of Chain Drug Stores, PBM reform, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID)
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) welcomed today’s announcement by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) of their bipartisan legislative framework to address issues related to pharmacy benefit managers and the prescription drug supply chain. NACDS president and CEO Steven C.
March 3, 2023 by MMR
NACDS, PBM reform
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WASHINGTON – National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) member representatives assembled in Washington, D.C. this week — February 28-March 1 — to talk about the future of patients’ access to trusted pharmacies. “We are extremely appreciative of the NACDS membership’s engagement at this crucial time for the industry and for the Americans it serves,” said