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  • House GOP pulls ACA replacement bill ahead of vote

    WASHINGTON — After a week spent trying to whip the 215 votes needed to pass the American Health Care Act — the House GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act — Republican leadership withdrew the bill from consideration Friday afternoon, sending the House into recess. Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., held a press conference in which he explained his rationale for pulling the bill, noting that he spoke to President Donald Trump before doing so and the president agreed with the decision. 
     

  • House reportedly postpones AHCA vote

  • NCPA announces 'Pharmacy Fly-In' dates to address Congress

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday announced it will hold its 2017 Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In April 26-27, when hundreds of community pharmacists will visit the nation’s capital to advocate for community pharmacy and their patients.

  • APhA calls for health care reform to better incorporate pharmacists

    APhA calls for health care reform to include pharmacist clinica 
     
     
    WASHINGTON — As the American Health Care Act — the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — makes its way through Congress, the American Pharmacists Association is weighing in on what it says would be an ideal addition to any health care reform efforts: patient access to pharmacist-provided services and affordable, safe medications. 
     

  • Legislation to expose PBM rebates filed in Senate

    WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., on Wednesday introduced legislation that would, for the first time, require Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Medicare to disclose their aggregate rebates provided by drug manufacturers, as well as the amount of those rebates that are passed on to health plans, therefore lowering prices for people who need prescription drugs.

  • Report: 5 takeaways from the CBO’s analysis of AHCA

  • Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine recommend OTC availability for contraceptives

    BALTIMORE — Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine on Tuesday made the case for the Rx-to-OTC switch of oral contraceptives.

    Moreover, the experts reported, the evidence also supports OTC access for teens and adult women, citing studies showing that teens are capable of safely and properly using "the pill" to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

  • NACDS CEO promotes ‘access agenda’ in political newspaper

    ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores positioned pharmacy patient care and collaboration across healthcare segments as vital to improving health and wellness nationwide. The column reflects NACDS’ “Access Agenda,” which reflects pharmacy’s collaborative approach to patient care and to public policy development, and is penned by NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson.

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