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NCPA Files Lawsuit Against HHS to Eliminate Pharmacy DIR Fees

Jan 18, 2021

The case, NCPA v. Azar, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In its complaint, NCPA argues that a rule allowing price concessions to be imposed on pharmacies long after the point of sale violates the language and intent of the Medicare Act.
WV Utilizes Independents, Sets Pace on Vaccinations

Jan 18, 2021

Griffith & Feil Drug is a family-owned pharmacy nestled in the small town of Kenova West Virginia and they are helping to set the pace on the vaccination rollout. Nearly 8% of the state's population has already received two doses of the vaccine according to federal data. This has been achieved by relying on local pharmacists like IPC member Griffith & Feil Drug.
Trump Administration Directs States to Open COVID-19 Vaccine to Those 65 and Older

Jan 14, 2021

The Trump administration delivered new federal guidelines earlier this week to get coronavirus vaccinations moving faster. These new guidelines recommend opening up the process to those 65 and older, aiming to move doses out the door faster. This change will also include those with underlying health conditions.

Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers

Nov 17, 2020

NEW YORK — Mike Angevine lives in constant pain. For a decade the 37-year-old has relied on opioids to manage his chronic pancreatitis, a disease with no known cure. But in January, Angevine’s pharmacy on Long Island ran out of oxymorphone and he couldn’t find it at other drugstores. He fell into withdrawal and had to be hospitalized.
California Health Department Medi-Cal Medicaid Prescription Drug Ingredient Cost Sample Survey

Oct 05, 2020

These surveys will ONLY affect the drug ingredient reimbursement rate that Medi-Cal will utilize to reimburse California pharmacies when the Medi-Cal Managed care covered prescriptions are incorporated into the Medi-Cal FFS Rx program.
Pennsylvania IPC Members – PA State Senate Committee holding September 14 Meeting on Rural Pharmacy Challenges

Sep 11, 2020

IPC continues to work with the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and other Pennsylvania pharmacy groups to fix Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Managed Care prescription program after the Pennsylvania State Auditor General highly critical reports of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Managed care PBM program.