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  • IPC Pennsylvania Members: Urge Your State House Representative to Support HB 1595
    Jul 07, 2017
    IPC has been working closely with other Pennsylvania pharmacy industry stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA), to monitor Pennsylvania Medicaid's development of a new federally mandated fee-for-service (FFS) prescription reimbursement formula designed to reflect transparent "true cost" to provide Medicaid patients with access to their prescription drug benefit.
  • IPC Ohio Members: Update! Ohio Budget Contains Tiered Fee for Medicaid Prescriptions
    Jul 06, 2017
    IPC has learned that the final version of the Ohio State Annual Appropriations Act signed into law by Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) contained the Senate version which allows Medicaid to move forward with its proposed four (4) tiered, volume based dispensing fee rather than the House proposed flat fee of $10.49.
  • IPC California Members: PBM Transparency Measure Passes Key Senate Committee
    Jul 06, 2017
    California PBM Transparency Measure Passes Key Senate Committee. Yesterday, July 5th, the California Senate Health Committee heard Assembly Bill 315 (AB 315). The legislation passed in the House with tremendous support last month and would ensure patients gain necessary authority over their own healthcare decisions, including their treatments and prescriptions, while Pharmacies are afforded much needed protections against the Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
  • IPC Realizes Several Significant Legislative Victories for Texas Independent Pharmacy
    May 31, 2017
    IPC is excited to announce several pro independent pharmacy bills that passed the Texas legislature this session. Our team worked tirelessly with our counsel and the Alliance for Independent Pharmacy to advance and gain approval on these measures. IPC wishes to thank our members who testified, contacted and advocated on these bills.
  • IPC Florida Members: Important Announcement from the Florida Pharmacy Association
    May 08, 2017
    Governor Rick Scott Issues Emergency Order On Opioid Epidemic. Naloxene Standing Order Issued by Florida Surgeon General. Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declaring a national opioid epidemic, Governor Rick Scott signed Executive Order 17-146 directing a Public Health Emergency across the state.
  • IPC Participates in Ohio Pharmacist Association Annual Conference
    Apr 26, 2017
    IPC Director of Government Relations John Covello recently attended the Ohio Pharmacists Association annual conference in Columbus, Ohio. IPC was proud to sponsor OPA’s 2017 Annual Good Government Award. John Covello was able to present the award to Ohio Pharmacist Tara Green, R.Ph. Pharm D. in recognition of her outstanding service as a legislative advocate for bills enacted in Oho to expand the scope of services that Ohio pharmacists and pharmacies are able to provide their patients and strengthen their roles as critical health care providers in their communities.