NACDS: Changes Needed to “Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act”
NACDS urges changes to adequately protect patients and pharmacies.
With Executive Order Issued, NACDS Urges Trump Administration to Deliver PBM Reform for Americans
NACDS welcomes President Trump’s further scrutiny of PBM middlemen and intent to advance reforms as costs of inaction soar.
NACDS emphasizes the importance of enacting the sound reforms that are ready to go and broadly supported in the Congress.
NACDS Praises Senate Introduction of Must-Pass Medicaid PBM Reforms with Broad Bipartisan Support
Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) press for action on consensus reforms that would save $2 billion over ten years by confronting pharmaceutical benefit manipulation.
NACDS: A Legislative Vehicle Must Include PBM Reform; Inaction is Costing Americans
Nearly four pharmacies are closing every day; Americans are missing out on hundreds of millions in savings just since the last Congress’ end.
NACDS Statement on Advancing PBM Reform through Senate “Hotline”
“By whatever means, the consensus PBM reforms are long overdue and need to be enacted now. The negative impacts of inaction are mounting for Americans and for their pharmacies.”
NACDS Lauds Rep. Krishnamoorthi’s Focus on Reforming “PBM Middleman” Tactics That Inflate People’s Drug Costs, Restrict Access to Care, and Close Pharmacies
NACDS issued a statement about an event in Chicago where the Congressman will discuss the latest Federal Trade Commission report about PBM middlemen’s tactics.
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
NACDS Issues Recommendations to Trump Administration: Four Wins to Make America Healthy Again
“This is an important moment to fix lingering and devastating problems and to leverage tremendous opportunities for Americans and for the pharmacies and pharmacists who serve them.”
Unanimously, FTC Issues Second Pounding of Big PBMs
NACDS: “The problems of big-PBM tactics remain obvious. The bipartisan and broadly-backed solutions remain ready in Congress. Time is wasting – as is Americans’ money. It’s time to stop this rip-off and to deliver a win for the American people.”
NACDS Statement Calls on FTC to Continue to “Shine the Light” on Harmful Practices of PBM Middlemen
NACDS’ all-levels and all-branches of government approach to PBM reform prioritizes the enactment, implementation, enforcement, and oversight of reforms.
