In Case You Missed It: New NACDS Ads Tell Congress to “Call the Vote” on PBM Reform
Budget bill presents a current opportunity to address the rising costs of federal inaction.
In Case You Missed It: Latest Executive Order Keeps Drug-Pricing Issues at Forefront
NACDS positioned proactively to evaluate and advocate on priority issues.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: NACDS’ Strong Engagement, Big Announcement for Health and Wellness Innovation at AARP Event
NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson spoke at the AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference, titled “Unlocking Health Longevity: A Blue Print for Thriving with Age.”
In Case you Missed It: Congressional Hearing Highlights Overwhelming Support for PBM Reform
A recent congressional hearing underscored broad bipartisan support for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform, with lawmakers urging swift action to address rising healthcare costs and improve patient access to affordable medications.
NACDS Emphasizes “Four Wins to Make America Healthy Again” as Trump Administration Affirms February as American Heart Month
NACDS’ recommendations include partnering with pharmacies to address the chronic disease crisis.
CNBC’s Cramer: “If [President Trump] wants to put a stake in inflation, he goes after the pharmacy benefit managers”
January 22 Squawk on the Street highlights need for PBM reform, a key piece of NACDS’ “Four Wins to Make America Healthy Again”
In December, President Trump pledged to take on the middlemen in two national TV appearances in one week
Now On-Demand: The Future of Health and Pharmacy Policy in the Second Trump Administration
The Inauguration Day program that was featured as a session at the NACDS Regional Chain Conference and as a webinar for NACDS members and allies now is available for viewing online.
In Case You Missed It: President-Elect Trump Affirms Commitment to PBM Reform in Two National Media Events in One Week
At a news conference today at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump said the following:
“We are paying far too much, because we are paying far more than other countries. We have laws that make it impossible to reduce [drug costs] and we have a thing called a ‘middleman’ … that makes more money than the drug companies, and they don’t do anything except they’re middlemen. We are going to knock out the middleman.” WATCH THE CLIP
Trump’s statement today follows his remarks on December 8 during an interview on Meet the Press:
“We’re going to do a lot of things. Number one, we’re going to reduce prices – because the middleman makes more money than the drug companies in all fairness to the drug companies. There’s a middleman that nobody even knows who they are.” WATCH THE CLIP MORE PBM REFORM NEWS
In Case You Missed It: Joint Op-ed by National Association of Manufacturers and NACDS Calls for PBM Reform Now
Entitled “Congress, Don’t Waste the Work Done for PBM Reform,” the piece urges the enactment of PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid this year
NACDS Content Release Makes It Unmistakable: PBM Reform is ‘Must-Pass Legislation’ in 118th Congress
NACDS continues to urge the 118th Congress to finish the job on bipartisan PBM reform before year’s end.
In a post-election statement on Wednesday, Nov. 6, NACDS called on Congress to act without delay and enact “the reforms that will reduce Americans’ prescription drug costs, protect access to necessary medications and to pharmacies of choice, give pharmacies a chance against underhanded PBM tactics, and preserve the vitality of entire communities.” READ THE FULL STATEMENT
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, NACDS sent a “sponsored content release” to recipients of the Morning Consult Politics newsletter. The content release underscores the fact that most registered voters are looking to their members of Congress to produce a PBM reform law in 2024. Morning Consult’s Politics Newsletter engages an audience of 18,000 including leaders in the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, and in the media.
View the content release in its entirety. RELATED CONTENT
NACDS Ad Takeover in Morning Consult Politics – Week of Nov. 18, 2024: “Now, Let’s Get PBM Reform Done”
NACDS Access Agenda: “‘PBM’ Reform and Defending Patient Access”
