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NACDS to Senate Armed Services Subcommittee: Strengthen the TRICARE Pharmacy Program Through Access, Choice, Transparency, and Accountability
NACDS urges Congress to preserve TRICARE pharmacy oversight provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA.
July 15, 2026

Read Time: 3.1 min.
ICYMI: Dr. Oz Highlights Pharmacists’ Role in Protecting Rural America
The CMS Administrator makes the case for expanded pharmacist test-and-treat authority — as more states enact it.
July 14, 2026

Read Time: 1.4 min.
Health and Wellness Retail Goes All In on AI: Over 50 AI-Enabled Exhibitors Set for 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo
A measure of the growing adoption of artificial intelligence in the health and wellness retail space.
July 14, 2026

Read Time: 1.4 min.
ICYMI: Drug Store News highlights pharmacy’s expanding role in health and wellness — and how NACDS members, united through NACDS, are helping lead the way
Inside the feature: PBM reform, NACDS' Nourish My Health campaign, chronic disease screening, and the push for expanded access to pharmacist-provided services.
July 9, 2026

Read Time: 9.3 min.
NACDS Spotlights Pharmacy’s Growing Role in Protecting Brain Health During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
As science reshapes what's possible for cognitive care, local pharmacies are helping people turn awareness into action
June 30, 2026

Read Time: 2.2 min.
NACDS Announces Evolved Format for 2027 Annual Meeting, Shaped by Member Input
Reimagined Sunday–Tuesday structure delivers ever-sharper, ever-stronger format for industry’s premier gathering
June 30, 2026

Read Time: 2.2 min.
Member Memo: New York Passes PBM Legislation — and Drives National Momentum
Across the country, states are stepping up to protect patient access to pharmacy care, rein in PBM practices, and expand the role pharmacists play in their communities.
June 26, 2026

Read Time: 4.9 min.
ICYMI: NACDS Quoted by House Ways & Means on the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act
NACDS has long advocated for this legislation and continues to lead the case for ensuring seniors in Medicare can access the pharmacist-provided services their states already allow.
June 24, 2026

Read Time: 1.3 min.
ICYMI: A Vermont pharmacist on what test-and-treat legislation means for rural patients
"When care is easier to reach, communities are stronger."
June 22, 2026

Read Time: 1.4 min.
NACDS Urges CMS to Make Pharmacies Central to Modernizing Prior Authorization and Advancing Interoperability
In comments to the agency, NACDS calls for reforms that work within real-world pharmacy workflows — reducing the administrative burdens that delay patients' access to their medications.

NACDS' consistent engagement on interoperability issues is part of the Association's bold commitment to fostering innovations essential for the future of pharmacies and for advancing Americans' health and wellness.
June 18, 2026

Read Time: 2.1 min.
Governor Scott Signs H.588 into Law, Expanding Pharmacist Test-and-Treat Authority for Vermont Patients
New law expands patient access — now Vermont must direct rural health dollars to deliver.
June 9, 2026

Read Time: 2.4 min.
CMS GLP-1 Bridge Program
NACDS continues to work closely with CMS as implementation approaches and will keep members updated as additional guidance becomes available.
June 5, 2026

Read Time: 1.5 min.

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NACDS to Senate Armed Services Subcommittee: Strengthen the TRICARE Pharmacy Program Through Access, Choice, Transparency, and Accountability

NACDS urges Congress to preserve TRICARE pharmacy oversight provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA.

ICYMI: Dr. Oz Highlights Pharmacists’ Role in Protecting Rural America

The CMS Administrator makes the case for expanded pharmacist test-and-treat authority — as more states enact it.

Health and Wellness Retail Goes All In on AI: Over 50 AI-Enabled Exhibitors Set for 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo

A measure of the growing adoption of artificial intelligence in the health and wellness retail space.

ICYMI: Drug Store News highlights pharmacy’s expanding role in health and wellness — and how NACDS members, united through NACDS, are helping lead the way

Inside the feature: PBM reform, NACDS' Nourish My Health campaign, chronic disease screening, and the push for expanded access to pharmacist-provided services.

NACDS Spotlights Pharmacy’s Growing Role in Protecting Brain Health During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

As science reshapes what's possible for cognitive care, local pharmacies are helping people turn awareness into action

NACDS Announces Evolved Format for 2027 Annual Meeting, Shaped by Member Input

Reimagined Sunday–Tuesday structure delivers ever-sharper, ever-stronger format for industry’s premier gathering

Member Memo: New York Passes PBM Legislation — and Drives National Momentum

Across the country, states are stepping up to protect patient access to pharmacy care, rein in PBM practices, and expand the role pharmacists play in their communities.

ICYMI: NACDS Quoted by House Ways & Means on the Main Street Pharmacy Access Act

NACDS has long advocated for this legislation and continues to lead the case for ensuring seniors in Medicare can access the pharmacist-provided services their states already allow.

ICYMI: A Vermont pharmacist on what test-and-treat legislation means for rural patients

"When care is easier to reach, communities are stronger."

NACDS Urges CMS to Make Pharmacies Central to Modernizing Prior Authorization and Advancing Interoperability

Governor Scott Signs H.588 into Law, Expanding Pharmacist Test-and-Treat Authority for Vermont Patients

New law expands patient access — now Vermont must direct rural health dollars to deliver.

CMS GLP-1 Bridge Program

NACDS continues to work closely with CMS as implementation approaches and will keep members updated as additional guidance becomes available.