ICYMI: Dr. Oz Highlights Pharmacists’ Role in Protecting Rural America
The CMS Administrator makes the case for expanded pharmacist test-and-treat authority — as more states enact it.
ICYMI: Drug Store News highlights pharmacy’s expanding role in health and wellness — and how NACDS members, united through NACDS, are helping lead the way
Inside the feature: PBM reform, NACDS' Nourish My Health campaign, chronic disease screening, and the push for expanded access to pharmacist-provided services.
NACDS Urges CMS to Make Pharmacies Central to Modernizing Prior Authorization and Advancing Interoperability
In comments to the agency, NACDS calls for reforms that work within real-world pharmacy workflows — reducing the administrative burdens that delay patients' access to their medications.
NACDS' consistent engagement on interoperability issues is part of the Association's bold commitment to fostering innovations essential for the future of pharmacies and for advancing Americans' health and wellness.
CMS GLP-1 Bridge Program
NACDS continues to work closely with CMS as implementation approaches and will keep members updated as additional guidance becomes available.
NACDS Urges Risk-Proportionate, Pro-Innovation Approach to Clinical AI Adoption—Grounded in Patient Safety, Interoperability, and Sustainable Payment
Comments to ASTP/ONC outline policy guardrails to advance responsible AI in community pharmacy and across care settings—aligned with NACDS health and wellness innovation priorities.
NACDS Applauds Administration’s Focus on Rural Health
Association continues nationwide efforts to strengthen rural health through pharmacy-centered care.
CMS Announces First Rural Health Transformation Program Awards; NACDS Stresses Pharmacies’ Key Role in Reaching Rural Americans
FY26 funding amounts released as NACDS urges states to implement pharmacy-centered solutions.
NACDS to States: Leverage Pharmacies to Deliver on Rural Health Transformation Goals
States focused on chronic disease and rural access should center implementation on pharmacies and pharmacists, modernizing reimbursement and scope of practice policies to ensure success.
NACDS Statement on Meeting Americans’ COVID Vaccine Expectations
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to update COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
NACDS: Pharmacist Services Crucial to Success of Important “Rural Health Transformation Program”
“Pharmacies can help this important program go five-for-five in its strategic goals.”
