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August 24, 2010
Stater Bros. to offer flu vaccinations in stores

Stater Bros. announced that it will provide flu vaccination clinics in partnership with Mollen Immunization...

August 24, 2010
United Supermarkets to offer flu shots and advice

All 43 of United Supermarkets’ pharmacies will offer flu vaccinations and tips to avoid the...

August 18, 2010
Diabetes-related hospitalizations on the rise

Nearly 1-in-5 hospitalizations in 2008 were related to diabetes, according to a recent report by...

August 10, 2010
Supervalu launches shingle vaccine initiative

Supervalu is offering shingles vaccinations at more than 800 of its in-store pharmacies within the...

August 9, 2010
Antibiotic use increases among elderly patients enrolled in Medicare Part D, study finds

As elderly patients have found improved coverage of prescription drugs after enrolling in Medicare Part...

August 8, 2010
Congress grants HHS funds to fight healthcare fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services will get a funding increase of $250 million...

August 5, 2010
AADE: Diabetes training programs can trim healthcare costs

A group that promotes education and awareness around diabetes is calling on the government and...

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
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 30, 2010
MTM bill's bark matches its bite

The Senate medication therapy management bill, introduced on June 29 by Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.,...

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 28, 2010
NCPA applauds CMS' decision to allow indie pharmacies to provide diabetes testing supplies

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed legislation that would exempt owner-operated pharmacies from...

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 20, 2010
NCPA offers solutions to pharmaceutical waste in long-term care dispensing

A group that represents that nation's independent pharmacies have provided recommendations for a new law...

June 17, 2010
NCPA fights 'improper and unwarranted' Part B recoupment efforts

Independent pharmacy clearly has found its voice....

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 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 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...

May 18, 2010
NCPA praises CMS' pursuit of Medicare Part D payments from insurer

Following an industry group's collection of Medicare payment complaints, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

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