NACDS is making it unmistakable:
#PBMreform
is must-pass legislation in the 118th Congress ❗️
Congress must not delay in enacting bipartisan reforms to reduce Americans' drug costs and to protect access to pharmacies and prescribed medications.
Thank you to all
#pharmacists
and
#pharmacy
teams who continue to serve in the face of
#COVID19
. Throughout our nation, we join with all Americans to rise to this challenge... just as we have in the past. We will get through this - together.
#WeAreWithYou
#flattenthecurve
PBMs:
👎 Obscure the true cost of prescription drugs
👎 Waste 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars
👎 Devastate local pharmacies with “spread pricing”
Thx
@RepBuddyCarter
for
#HR1613
to end abusive PBM practices. Thx
@HouseCommerce
Health Subcommittee for advancing!
#PBMreform
Nationwide covid testing continues to increase and positivity rates fall. As more new testing innovations enter the market (NGS, antigen based tests) back end capacity is going to scale very fast, and any obstacles to testing will turn to the front end -> access to testing sites
🚨 For too long PBM's have:
📈 Obscured the true cost of prescription drugs
💰 Wasted 100s of millions of taxpayer $
❌ Limited the ability to choose a
#pharmacist
👎 Devastated local
#pharmacies
with “spread pricing”
Let's make sure Congress acts with real
#PBMreform
.
For decades, PBMs have manipulated a convoluted system that has allowed them to maximize profits ahead of patients. Thank you
@BuddyCarter
, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and supporters of
#HR1613
for reigning in PBM tactics and putting
#PatientsFirst
👏
Let’s cut to the chase on PBMs.
Their profits soar 💰
They make prescriptions expensive 💸
They crush neighborhood pharmacies ❌
⏰ Congress, time is running out! Our communities rely on their local pharmacy. It’s time for real
#PBMreform
in Medicare & Medicaid.
Every day without
#PBMReform
puts Americans at risk of inflated drug prices and lost access to their most accessible healthcare destination—the pharmacy.
Congress: finish the job and put people first ❗️
#StopTheStall
#PBMreformNOW
We were elected to do hard things. Rural pharmacies are about to close if Congress fails to act. Americans cannot wait until next year—we have a solution. We need to act now.
Bipartisan congressional efforts are underway
@SecBecerra
for the
#PBMreform
that's necessary to stop the "clever" PBM tactics that you mentioned🤝
We agree “it is a matter of how we can try to keep the resources where they are most needed: with consumers, not with middlemen.”
@SenRodrigues
@RepMichlewitz
- PBMs have exploited the system for their own profit at the expense of
#patients
, employers, taxpayers, &
#pharmacies
. Please do everything possible to advance a comprehensive approach to turning the tide on PBM's abusive practices
#PBMreform
🚨
NACDS hails 2 years of progress against “‘pharmacy benefit manipulation” since Supreme Court Rutledge decision. Decision reinforced laws for ~ 40 other states. 100-plus state laws passed since. More work to be done.
#EndPBManipulation
.
@HHS_ASH
We applaud your leadership in today's decision to empower pharmacists and pharmacies with
#COVID
ー19 testing. With this action, you have helped to remove a barrier to the response. We look forward to continuing to work with you for the good of the American public.
PBMs have exploited the system for their own profit & at the expense of patients, communities, taxpayers, & pharmacies.
#HR1613
- the Drug Pricing Transparency in Medicaid Act by
@RepBuddyCarter
brings us one step closer to comprehensive
#PBMreform
& putting
#PatientsFirst
✔️
I had an excellent conversation with folks from
@NACDS
on disease prevention and healthcare access. The health and wellbeing of Iowans is a top priority for me, and I’ll continue to be a strong voice for expanding healthcare in our rural communities and across
#IA04
.
Pharmacies are committed to working as part of the solution to
#OpioidAbuse
- even while caring for those in pain. Thank you
@RepKinzinger
for visiting the Peru
@HyVee
pharmacy to see opioid-abuse-prevention strategies in action.
#RxIMPACT
.
@NACDS
welcomes new federal guidance authorizing licensed pharmacists to order & administer
#COVID19
tests.
Pharmacies & pharmacists continue to rise to respond to this nation’s most significant health crisis.
#PharmacyHeroes
#PharmacistsOnTheFrontline
Thank you for your leadership in the Senate Finance Committee
#PBMreform
hearing
@ChuckGrassley
and recognizing action is needed THIS Congress. We agree many solutions are needed for full PBM reform. See NACDS’ PBM Principles 👇
We're recognizing and honoring a very special group of heroes on
#WomenPharmacistDay
-- thank you for all you do for your patients, communities and nation!
We appreciate
@RepTrey
Hollingsworth visiting the Charlestown
@Kroger
to hear firsthand about the devastating impact of
#DIRFees
on patients & pharmacies. Federal legislation to address
#DIR
fee relief is needed now!
#DIRisDIRE
#RxIMPACT
Thank you Rep
@Call_Me_Dutch
Ruppersberger for recognizing that
#DIRFee
Reform will deliver seniors real relief from rising drug costs.
DYK that 81% of MD-2 voters support
#Pharmacists
identifying public policy opps to reduce costs.
‼️ Over 300 pharmacy advocates from all 50 states will meet in Washington, D.C., March 13-14 for the
#RxIMPACTHillDay
to urge Congress to act on legislative priorities that benefit Americans &
#pharmacies
, specifically
#PBMreform
and
#HR1770
/
#S2477
🏛️
H.B. 1919 is all about protecting Texans' access to care.
Signing into law H.B. 1919 will help ensure patients maintain access to the
#pharmacy
provider that best suits THEIR individuals needs.
@GregAbbott_TX
@CodyforTexas
#txlege
Thank you
@RepRickCrawford
for recognizing that
#DIRFee
Reform will deliver seniors real relief from rising drug costs.
DYK that 85% of AR-1 voters support
#Pharmacists
identifying public policy opports to reduce out-of-pocket costs
Thx
@GovKathyHochul
& NY legislators for keeping your promise w/ the rollout of
#NYRx
- providing Medicaid patients:
✅
#PharmacyChoice
✅ Access to medications right for them
✅ Improved care for those w/ chronic conditions
#PatientsFirst
👏
In a virtual gavel exchange, Richard Ashworth, president of
@Walgreens
, accepted the NACDS chairman’s gavel from Chris Lane, executive vice president of Wakefern Food Corp./
@ShopRiteStores
as they discussed pharmacy’s role in pandemic response and beyond.
Only one more hour left to check out the Exhibit Hall today! Head there to check out what our exhibitors have to say about their innovative new products!
#NACDSTSE
Thousands of meetings are taking place now at Meet the Market, where exhibitors are introducing their latest innovative products, technology and services to Retailers.
#NACDSTSE
📢 Today is
#SocialMediaDay
! In addition to being a tool for communication and connecting people, social media can help promote pharmacy’s causes on the federal and state levels.
Watch how to use social media to promote pharmacy’s agenda
#RxIMPACT
℞ 🤳
⤵️⤵️⤵️
A national radio media tour conducted by NACDS &
@JHSPH_CHS
highlights the ways in which
#pharmacies
can be further leveraged to enhance equity & access for even more Americans.
READ THE ICYMI:
LISTEN TO THE HIGHLIGHT REEL: