In an Important Move for Public Access, HHS Extends “PREP Act” Pharmacy Access
The move by HHS will help maintain continuity of patients’ access to pharmacies as states continue to achieve strong progress in enhancing their policies
NACDS Members Respond to Hurricane Helene, Impending Hurricane Milton
NACDS member pharmacies are working to meet the ongoing needs of people affected by Hurricane Helene. They are also stepping up in preparation for Hurricane Milton.
NACDS, Member Pharmacy Executives Engage in White House Meeting to Coordinate Preparedness for the Fall Respiratory Illness Season and Beyond
On September 17, NACDS and representatives from NACDS member pharmacies participated in a meeting with the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy to discuss pharmacy needs for the current respiratory season as well as future, potential response efforts. Pictured here left to right on the front row are Sara Roszak, NACDS’ senior vice president of health and wellness strategy and policy; Anita Patel, vice president of pharmacy services development, Walgreen Co.; and Doug Cornelius, director of pharmacy operations, Kroger Health. Pictured in the back row left to right are Lisa Smith, senior director II, clinical operations and strategy, Walmart Health and Wellness; Summer Kerley, group vice president of pharmacy growth and operations, Rite Aid Corporation; past NACDS Chair Mike Wysong, chief executive officer of CARE Pharmacies; Charley John, senior director of healthcare policy and strategy, Walgreen Co.; NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson; and Nimesh Jhaveri, executive vice president and chief impact officer, McKesson Corporation.
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HHS Releases National Public Education Campaign for Respiratory Virus Season
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The White House and HHS have reached out to NACDS to help share the national public education campaign with pharmacies, and in turn, NACDS is urging the federal government do their part as the nation enters the fall respiratory illness season.
NACDS Welcomes New Louisiana Law Expanding Patient Access to HIV Prevention Services
HB 579 will improve critical community access to care by enabling pharmacists to dispense HIV pre-exposure (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP); becomes effective on August 1, 2024
NACDS Engages in Food as Medicine Strategy Summit
NACDS participated on May 30 in a panel discussion hosted by thINc360 – The Healthcare Innovation Congress, which focused on how pharmacies and other healthcare stakeholders can help broaden the impact of food is medicine programs through technology, partnerships, and evidence-based interventions.
In Case You Missed It: Global Healthy Living Foundation Publishes Study Demonstrating Pharmacists’ Role in Successful Vaccine Uptake, Importance of PBM Reform in Helping Ensure Vaccine Access
NACDS is calling attention to a new policy paper published by the Global Healthy Living Foundation and authored by Robert Popovian, PharmD, MS, Founder, Conquest Advisors, and GHLF’s Chief Science Policy Officer.
NACDS to U.S. Senate: Pharmacies Have a Vital Role to Play in Delivering Total Health and Wellness Solutions, Including Food is Medicine Access
NACDS is reminding lawmakers that pharmacies and pharmacists have an important role to play when it comes to driving food is medicine initiatives, providing prevention and management services for chronic disease, and delivering total health and wellness solutions.
NACDS Welcomes New Tennessee Law Enhancing Patient Access to Pharmacy Care
SB 869/HB 282 will help improve efficiencies in the healthcare system by providing pharmacists with independent prescriptive authority for various medication classes and disease states.
NACDS Hails Enactment of Iowa Bill Supporting Patients’ Access to Essential Pharmacist Services
Iowans rank pharmacies as most accessible healthcare destination.
