One cannot move in legal circles without hearing at least some discussion of the SCOTUS' position on the administrative state. With a now-entrenched conservative majority and at least two or three of those justices expressing doggedly... Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgWy4EZpWIY&feature=youtu.be In a world where PBMs also operate their own in-house specialty pharmacies, the incentive to reduce competition has never been stronger. PBMs have used a variety of reasons... Read More
California pharmacies must act now to prevent 18 months of retroactive reduction in Medicaid payments set to be collected from pharmacies in late 2018. Without taking action now, pharmacies may be unable to shoulder the burden of historical claims... Read More
The National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) recently released the results of a survey of its independent pharmacy owners to identify their top policy priorities for 2018. According to the survey, independent pharmacies ranked four key... Read More
Nearly every day, independent specialty pharmacies face industry changes that threaten their businesses. This year, two changes have been especially impacting – the implementation of the NADAC pricing benchmark and enhanced and aggressive prior... Read More
There has been perhaps nothing more detrimental to pharmacy margins in the Medicaid arena than the implementation of the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) pricing benchmark. Indeed, many pharmacies conducting business in states that... Read More
