In anticipation of hundreds of meetings between pharmacy advocates and Members of Congress and their staff as part of NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) sent a letter to U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauding the introduction of her legislation yesterday that would establish Medicare standards for pharmacy audits and reimbursement by pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), who often use opaque methods and unfair tactics that threaten access to community pharmacy-provided services.

Emphasizes unsurpassed value of community pharmacy in improving patient health, lowering healthcare costs across the board

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today sent letters to U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauding their sponsorship of companion legislation that seeks to preserve pharmacy choice for patients and takes additional steps to prevent threats to pharmacy patient care.