Content about Healthcare reform in the United States

August 4, 2010
Senate passes Medicaid extension bill

The Senate has passed a measure to extend the federal funding level for state Medicaid...

July 22, 2010
BCBS chapter plays healthcare game right

The news that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia is developing tools to...

July 21, 2010
GPhA: Generic drug utilization can curb wasteful Medicaid spending

A reported excess of a quarter billion dollars is a good case for increasing use...

July 20, 2010
Reaching out to new CMS administrator Berwick, NACDS highlights pro-patient, pro-pharmacy goals

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is moving quickly to establish a working relationship...

July 19, 2010
Military issues call for more providers to serve its Tricare health program

Concerned about sufficient access to health services for members of the U.S. military and their...

July 19, 2010
PCMA responds to government funding anti-fraud programs

The leader of a group representing the nation’s pharmacy benefit managers responded to a House...

July 18, 2010
Resolving a simmering dispute, ousted Medicare plan agrees to pay

The independent pharmacy lobby is hailing an agreement by Fox Insurance to begin paying overdue...

July 13, 2010
NACDS, NCPA urge doctors to enroll, update enrollment in Medicare PECOS

Two groups representing the nation's pharmacies are urging doctors to enroll or update their records...

July 7, 2010
NCPA urges delay of PECOS changes that could deter community pharmacy industry

Fearing that the implementation of an electronic provider enrollment program for Medicare Part B in...

June 29, 2010
Doctors Express to expand market presence

Doctors Express, a national urgent care franchise, is looking to become the largest for-profit urgent...

June 29, 2010
NACDS responds to CMS moving up PECOS enrollment date

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is objecting to a move by the Centers...

June 28, 2010
NACDS, NCPA back senatorial MTM bill

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have voiced...

June 21, 2010
Former HHS secretaries to discuss healthcare reform at NCPA Annual Convention

An industry group catering to the nation's independent pharmacies has tapped two former Health and...

June 21, 2010
NCPA asks feds to carefully review Alabama’s new Medicaid pay plan

Does the path away from the Medicaid margin morass lead out of Alabama?...

June 17, 2010
NCPA backs Sen. Bennet's cost of dispensing proposal

The National Community Pharmacists Association announced support for language included in an amendment by Sen....

June 16, 2010
Indie pharmacy applauds move in Congress to end aggressive Part B recoupment efforts

The independent pharmacy lobby is hailing a new effort by congressional Democrats to shield owner-operated...

June 10, 2010
Lobbying for FMAP extension: It makes sense

Chain and independent pharmacy retailers learned a long time ago that going to bat for...

June 9, 2010
Deloitte survey: Consumers satisfied with health plans, but concerned about changes

Of the 82% of consumers surveyed who considered themselves "well" or "adequately" insured, nearly all...

June 7, 2010
Pharmacy groups seek federal medical assistance percentage extension

Five pharmacy associations have submitted a letter to the Senate requesting the passage of a...

June 6, 2010
Mississippi Division of Medicaid' draws industry praise for reversing proposed cuts

Mississippi’s state Medicaid authority has reversed proposed cuts to the program’s reimbursements, eliciting praise from...

June 6, 2010
More than 1,000 pack the Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit

Specialty pharmacy has emerged as a separate and distinct trade class, Armada Health Care CEO...

June 6, 2010
NCPA applauds Reps. Berry, Jones for urging prompt pay law enforcement by Part D plans

An effort by two representatives to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to...

June 3, 2010
NDA provision a win-win for Tricare members, retail pharmacies

A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011 delivers a prize...

May 31, 2010
House passes bill to prevent increase in military co-pays at retail pharmacies

Moving on behalf of community pharmacy advocates, the House of Representatives has passed a military...

May 25, 2010
Analysis: Medicaid to cover more Americans, reduce uninsured rates across all states

The expansion of Medicaid under the new health-reform law significantly will increase the number of...

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