New NACDS Chair Rick Gates Champions Unity and Progress at NACDS Annual Meeting
Walgreens Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer rallies industry to modernize, collaborate, and advocate with “one voice” for the future of pharmacy care.
At 2025 NACDS Annual Meeting, Leadership Emphasizes Pharmacies’ Commitment to Healthcare Innovation and Advocacy for Policy Reform
Retailer-supplier collaboration positioned as central to NACDS value.
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 Congratulates Dr. Mehmet Oz on Confirmation as CMS Director
NACDS calls for swift action on PBM reform legislation and implementation to safeguard Americans’ healthcare affordability and accessibility
NACDS touts pharmacies’ health and wellness innovation to confront the chronic disease crisis
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: Texas Attorney General Paxton Rules Wisely on State PBM Reform’s Enforceability
NACDS says “flimsy PBM excuses are dwindling, and for Texans and more Americans help is on the way.”
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
