Pharmacy Advocates Make Their Voices Heard on Capitol Hill
Thank you to every member organization, student pharmacist, and advocate who helped make this year’s NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill such a success.
Thank you to every member organization, student pharmacist, and advocate who helped make this year’s NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill such a success.
Pharmacy advocates to rally in Washington, D.C., March 3-4, 2026, urging action on issues critical to patient access and pharmacy viability.
On September 17, NACDS RxIMPACT Votes – the get-out-the-vote initiative within NACDS’ grassroots program – celebrated National Voter Registration Day with a virtual event featuring national political analyst Charlie Cook.
Cook sat down with NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson for an insightful discussion on the upcoming Presidential race and the U.S. Congressional elections, and what they might mean for the nation heading into 2025. More than 600 pharmacy voters from 45 states registered to attend the virtual NACDS RxIMPACT Votes event— and nearly 60 NACDS member companies, state associations and schools of pharmacy served as event partners. WATCH THE FULL EVENT SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS
Throughout the 2024 election season, NACDS RxIMPACT Votes continues to update its vibrant grassroots community with alerts about primary election dates; voter registration information; #PharmacyVoter social media engagement opportunities; information about how to engage in candidates’ campaigns and how to advance get-out-the-vote drives; and insights about the Congressional landscape and the importance of engagement.
Find out more at Pharmacyvoter.org.
NACDS.org caught up this week with past NACDS Chair Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, The Kroger Co., to discuss the company’s outstanding engagement in myriad NACDS RxIMPACT grassroots programs, including the recent March fly-in event on Capitol Hill.
Watch the newly released one-minute summary of NACDS’ March 14 press conference to support the enactment of federal PBM reform legislation, without delay.
This year’s event convened more than 300 pharmacy advocates and NACDS members from all 50 states, including students and faculty from nearly 60 colleges and schools of pharmacy.
The March 14 Capitol Hill press conference displayed bipartisan commitment and pharmacy unity to advance PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid.
On March 14, 2024, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) were cheered on at a Capitol Hill press conference by pharmacists and pharmacy leaders from across the nation as the Senators committed to continuing to push for swift enactment of bipartisan PBM reforms.
More than 300 pharmacy advocates arrive this week to urge Members of Congress to act on legislative priorities that benefit Americans and the pharmacies on which they rely.
NACDS conveys appreciation and respect to Sen. Manchin’s staff and to the Fruth Pharmacy team for an impactful pharmacy visit.