NACDS has submitted comments to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in response to the agency’s request-for-information on drug-pricing public policy issues.
NACDS RxIMPACT pharmacy advocates are urging Senators to sign a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar that is being led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT).
NACDS participated in the Opioid Crisis Solutions Summit this week in Washington, D.C.
NACDS hailed a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in support of achieving pro-patient and pro-pharmacy reforms of direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees in Medicare Part D.
NACDS underscored the importance of integrating pharmacy into healthcare solutions in comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week.
The Senate confirmed Alex Azar on Wednesday to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a 55-43 vote.
President Trump announced October 26 that he is directing Eric Hargan, the acting secretary of Health and Human Services, to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and instructed other heads of federal agencies to prioritize the epidemic.
NACDS attended the annual Influenza Vaccination Kick-Off news conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today, along with HHS Secretary Tom Price who got a flu shot at the event.
NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE, participated in a meeting today with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about pharmacy’s engagement in solutions to the opioid epidemic.
NACDS strongly supports a Senate letter sent to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma on the use of direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.