Live Talk on NRx® SP 40 Wednesday, January 11 | 1:30 PM (ET)
Save your spot to hear product experts discuss details on what, how, and why features were changed and improved in Service Pack 40. Bring your questions – there will be time for Q&A.
Pharmacy Organizations Express Concerns Over TRICARE Beneficiaries’ Reduced Pharmacy Access
Six pharmacy organizations urged Cigna and Express Scripts to maintain 2022’s terms and conditions for all pharmacies that were included in the 2022 TRICARE network. Doing so would ensure access to pharmacies of choice for thousands of TRICARE beneficiaries. The National Community Pharmacists Association, the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, the National Home Infusion Association, and the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition recently sent a letter to the companies detailing their many criticisms.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes provisions to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries and reduce drug spending by the federal government. Effective January 1, the IRA eliminated the deductible and imposed a statutory maximum beneficiary cost-sharing amount of $35 per one-month supply for Medicare Part D-covered insulins. The law allows for a 90-day grace period for implementation. For more information, click here.
Additionally, effective January 1, the IRA eliminated the deductible and imposed a statutory maximum beneficiary cost-sharing amount of $0 for Medicare Part D-covered adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). To see ACIP recommendations, click here.
New Integra X Files: “Politics & Policy: How Elections Affect Your Pharmacy”
PrimeCare® customers, tune in asChad Worz, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, Chief Executive Officer of ASCP®, joins X Files hosts for a candid conversation on why politics matter in pharmacy, what effects the recent election cycle may have, and how to be an advocate for your profession.
Don’t miss out on the conversations that will help to reshape the future of long-term care pharmacy.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has released episode 2 – “Starting from Scratch” – in its educational video series. This one follows an Oklahoma pharmacist as he embarks on the journey to start an immunization program. NCPA Innovation Center President Kurt Proctor, PhD, RPh, said, “With ‘Show Me,’ we want to demonstrate ways community pharmacy owners can work with the people and resources they already have to establish successful vaccine programs.” The remaining three episodes will be released over the next few weeks.
